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Portable Brain Scanner to Save Premature Babies

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the monstir-in-my-pocket dept.

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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  1. I enjoy when people can write by yoyhed · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    ...generate images showing how the brain is working and a new generation should be ready by 2008 and such scanners should be...

    Ever heard of commas and periods? They're quite useful if you don't want to sound like a dumbass.

    And what the hell is by avoiding to move them?

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  2. Well well... by rbochan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi again Roland!

    and smunky

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