fiercebiotech.com: FDA Clears World's First Bedside MRI Scanner-on-wheels

in #medicine4 years ago

The FDA has cleared the world’s first portable MRI system, designed to be wheeled to a hospital bedside for scanning a patient’s head and brain.

Hyperfine estimates its open-design system will also cost about 20 times less—controlled through a wireless tablet, it does not require trained technicians, shielded electronics or separate hospital facilities.

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Hyperfine's portable MRI features permanent magnets that require no extra power or cooling, with the whole system running off a standard wall outlet to produce a brain scan.

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