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IMAGING Management

Mobile-point-of-care-mri-could-improve-stroke-care

2023 16 Nov

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a stroke occurs approximately every 40 seconds in the U.S., leading to a stroke-related death every three minutes and 14 seconds. To prevent this unfortunate outcome, the solution is time; faster treatment leads to quicker and improved outcomes.   However, there is a need for further...Read more

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Portable-mri-named-in-top-10-breakthroughs

2015 15 Dec

A portable MRI device developed at the U.S. Los Alamos National Laboratory has been acclaimed as one of the Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year by Physics World. Portable MRI, also known as Battlefield MRI (bMRI), uses ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging to create images of injured soft tissues, such as the brain. "Hospital-based MRI devices...Read more