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There is an opinion piece in the same issue that agrees with you. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0670 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scien

There is an opinion piece in the same issue that agrees with you. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0670 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0670 > This machine costs a fraction of current clinical scanners, is safer, and needs no costly infrastructure to run (2). Although low-field machines are not capable of yielding images that are as detailed as those from high-field clinical machines, the relatively low manufacturing and operational costs offer a potential revolution in MRI technology as a point-of-care screening tool. I don't think this machine is being billed as replacement to high-field machines.

xattt 2y ago
> I don't think this machine is being billed as replacement to high-field machines. Countries where health regulation is less developed are likely to see misrepresentation where this form of MRI will be equated to full-field MRI by snake oil salesmen.
- nullc 2y ago
  The US government bought divining rods to detect IED's in Iraq. Dumb stuff happens, but we achieve so much in spite of it.
  - ahaferburg 2y ago
    You mean this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADE_651 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADE_651 If you did, the US government didn't buy those, but Iraq did.