Bioengineers create portable tool to spot preterm birth risk

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Biomedical engineers at Florida International University developed PPRIM, a portable imaging device intended to identify signs of preterm labor risk in about five seconds. The tool may detect risk up to three months earlier than current screening methods, though further validation is not described.

Biomedical engineers at Florida International University have built a portable imaging device designed to detect early signs of preterm labor risk in about five seconds. The system, called PPRIM (Portable Preterm Imaging), could flag risk up to three months earlier than current screening methods.