First a quick VERY SIMPLE history. MRI's have really only been around for 30 years -- compared to X-rays (some 100 years now). MRI's don't use radioactive waves, but use magnetic fields to produce image slices of the body.
This is where it goes over my head.. kinda.. bear with me.. lol
The "power" or "intensity" is measured through its magnetic flux in units of "telsa's". MRI's are usally 1.5 - 3 telsa's.
A new MRI has been developed with 7 telsa, to produce even clearer images of MRI's. This was produced for the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine in Berlin-Buch. Say that 10 times... Its also been completed with a 9.4 telsa small animal MRT.. Why small animal and not human I have no idea. Its supposed to be "safe". Hmmm...
Either way, this is the newest and thought you would all like to know about it. Its going to replace the MRI's of today, with present applications being for cardiovascular research. I've tried looking up "sneak peek" images, but with no success. I guess people aren't that eager to see these new imaging splices.. YET. If I find any I will definetly post them up. DON'T YOU WORRY.
If you aren't quite familiar with what regular images look like, click here.
For the original article, click here.
This MRT is surrounded by a cage of steel weighing 250 tons which will, in future, be used to protect the surrounding area from the magnetic field. The hole in the center of the magnet will be the "pipe" in which the patient will be pushed in order to be examined..
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