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You're welcome, not often that MRI related posts come up so it is nice to share this side of what I do. I think certainly there is room for it and I know there

by smitec 10y ago

You're welcome, not often that MRI related posts come up so it is nice to share this side of what I do. I think certainly there is room for it and I know there have been some recent entrants into the field which consider themselves MRI R&D. Up to this point though they are mostly bring quite secretive about what they are working on. I think though with the right funding and some smart cash behind a team that knows the space there is room to make big changes and drive price down competitively. One example of a team in this space is Magnetica [1] who are working on smaller (physically) MRI systems for extremity imaging. (I know them through the university and my supervisor is CTO but I have no personal stake in the company otherwise) There is 'the' MRI conference on this week in Singapore (ISMRM for those interested) which may result in some MRI related press in the coming days. Not sure where to look for it though as unfortunately the conference content is member only at this point. [1]: http://magnetica.com/ http://magnetica.com/

JulianRaphael 10y ago
Great answer, thank you. I find MRI related posts one of the most exciting - there is so much potential in the technology, especially as medicine moves from treatment of symptoms to prevention more and more. If there would only be more people working on this instead of social media apps... I find it interesting to see that the trend in this space seems to move towards small MRI units. Do you know of similarly innovative companies that work on full-body MRI machines? For me, the perfect business case (esp. in a country with a public health system) is having regular, accurate full-body scans that are checked by software for tissue changes. Early detection of some of the most deadly diseases would save insurances a tremendous amount of money and human beings from unquantifiable suffering. Are there any publications / blogs that you would recommend to stay up to date with MRI technology?

by smitec 10y ago

JulianRaphael 10y ago

Great answer, thank you. I find MRI related posts one of the most exciting - there is so much potential in the technology, especially as medicine moves from treatment of symptoms to prevention more and more. If there would only be more people working on this instead of social media apps... I find it interesting to see that the trend in this space seems to move towards small MRI units. Do you know of similarly innovative companies that work on full-body MRI machines? For me, the perfect business case (esp. in a country with a public health system) is having regular, accurate full-body scans that are checked by software for tissue changes. Early detection of some of the most deadly diseases would save insurances a tremendous amount of money and human beings from unquantifiable suffering. Are there any publications / blogs that you would recommend to stay up to date with MRI technology?