[HN Gopher] Portable low-field MRI scanners could revolutionize ...
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       Portable low-field MRI scanners could revolutionize medical imaging
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2023-02-24 14:32 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | toomuchtodo wrote:
       | Huge for mobile stroke triage and ED prep.
        
         | rowanG077 wrote:
         | Erectile dysfunction prep??
        
           | toomuchtodo wrote:
           | Emergency Department. If you're having a ischemic versus
           | hemorrhage stroke, that guides whether they administer a drug
           | to clear the clot versus preparing to contrast dye you to
           | clip the brain bleed on arrival. If you're hemorrhaging and
           | they give you the anti coagulant, it'll kill you faster.
        
       | a9h74j wrote:
       | Besides cost today, may also help mitigate a possible helium
       | shortage in the future.
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       | Also: MRI@Home?
        
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