Yale researchers have agreed to develop, deploy, and test a new portable MRI scanner, a device its developer hopes will cost a fraction of that of traditional MRIs and make the new imaging technology available in clinics in the U.S. and around the world.
Yale researchers have agreed to develop, deploy, and test a new portable MRI scanner, a device its developer hopes will cost a fraction of that of traditional MRIs and make the new imaging technology available in clinics in the U.S. and around the world.
The device, called Portable Point-of Care MRI System, was developed by Hyperfine Research Inc., a part of the Guilford, CT-based medical technology incubator 4Catalyzer. Currently, because of their high magnetic fields, scanners can only be used in secure areas. This new approach may bring the portable MRI to the patient, enabling increased access to a powerful technology.
Under the collaboration agreement between Hyperfine and the Yale School of Medicine, a group of Yale doctors at Yale New Haven Hospital headed by Dr. Kevin Sheth, professor of neurology and neurosurgery, will use the device to scan patients with a variety of brain pathologies such as stroke, brain swelling, and tumors. They will then compare that data with images of the same patients taken with traditional MRI and CT scans, and will collaborate to develop tools that aid in the interpretation of images.
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