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MRI in Smartphone? How?

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I came across several articles discussing issues about MRI in smartphone. How is it possible that giant MRI can be fitted and installed in tiny smartphone?

It's a hand-held scanner, iirc. It lets you take multiple small samples of tissue for analysis rather than a single core biopsy sample (which can cause complications). The small samples are more akin to being poked with a syringe, aren't nearly as invasive, and can put together a pretty cost-effective diagnostic process. The scanner has a chip on board and uses the smartphone only as an interface for reading the results.

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/will-your-smartphone-become-a-tricorder/

 

http://www.qualcommtricorderxprize.org/competition-details/overview

 

Damn - If they eventually pull that off I may have to re-enroll at medschool and finish it this time; I want one of those (as long as it makes the right noises as well)

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