Portable Brain Scanner to Save Premature Babies

Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at UCL (University College London) are developing a portable brain scanner which could help save the lives of premature and newborn babies in intensive care by avoiding to move them to conventional scanning facilities. A current prototype combines the advantages of both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound. It uses optical tomography to generate images showing how the brain is working and a new generation should be ready by 2008 and such scanners should be commercially available shortly after."

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Re:Sometimes I wonder...

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I can't help but wonder about the discrepancy between people wanting lower health care costs and their expectations for modern health care to perform miracles.

I know! What is WITH people always demanding lower prices AND better products/services? Pick ONE, folks!