Researchers Create Portable, Low-Cost MRI Scanner
If you’ve ever had to get a scan to assess for head trauma, then you probably had an MRI. The immobile and costly procedure is also used to detect brain cancer. To help make this diagnostic option more accessible, a group of scientists led by researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital has created a portable, compact, low-cost MRI scanner. This scanner can be located in a doctor’s office or small clinics or installed in an ambulance. The portability of this power head only scanner also allows it to be wheeled into the ward or a patient’s room. This innovation was…
