The Development of the Platform

Neurosurgeon Fady T. Charbel understood the importance of knowing blood flow in the brain to effectively treat stroke victims and was frustrated by the fact that there was no way to determine the volume of blood flow in vessels outside of the operating room. The need for a non-invasive method to quantify blood flow before and after treatment led Dr. Charbel to form a team of physicians and scientists from the University of Illinois to find a solution.

NOVA has been utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular
conditions in thousands of patients since its first clinical application in 1997.

Today, the VasSol team has successfully developed a new, easily accessible technology that works with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data to provide not only a significantly better image of vessels, but also that previously elusive factor: a non-invasive, quantified measurement of blood flow of individual vessels.

To find out more about the history of VasSol, please check out our timeline.