Major advance for detecting brain conditions in babies

This article discusses a groundbreaking study conducted by experts at King’s College London and Evelina London Children’s Hospital. The study focuses on the development of ‘ultra-low field’ MRI sequences that enable portable MRI scanners to test newborn babies with suspected brain abnormalities without the need to move them for conventional imaging.

What do you think about the potential impact of portable MRI scanners on improving access to brain imaging for newborns, particularly in low-income countries?

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super interesting!

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The size of this scanner is truly remarkable.

Healthcare workers have always had the need to keep up with developments in their field, and the explosion of new technologies in medicine will only increase the need for this.

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