MRI Users Rank Best Systems

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. — GE, Philips, Siemens and Toshiba are dominating the MRI market, according to ECRI Institute. The nonprofit health care research organization recently released on Aug. 13 details of its poll that asked hundreds of MRI users to rate the best systems on the market.

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Helium Shortage Prompts MRI Fears, Federal Action

WASHINGTON — Though it may be the second most abundant element in the universe, a helium shortage is beginning to affect hospitals throughout the world, as the element serves a key purpose for MRI machines. The element may be prevalent throughout the cosmos, but Earth’s atmosphere is not particularly effective at keeping it here, meaning it is mostly harvested from underground deposits where it has been trapped by the planet’s geology.

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