With the use of a joystick, the Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore is now able to transport a low-field portable MRI scanner that is AI-powered.
“A Hyperfine Swoop low-field portable MRI scanner was procured recently, making CMC Vellore the first hospital in the country to have this state-of-the-art, AI-powered scanner; magnetic field of only 0.064 T, making it safer and more energy-efficient than traditional MRI scanners,” the hospital’s official X account stated.
“With power consumption of just 900 watts, equivalent to that of a coffee machine, the low-field scanner does not require cryogens, is easily portable and can be moved from one facility to another, even to the patient’s bedside, using joystick control,” said CMC Vellore.
The CMC Vellore added that the scanner is currently authorized for usage in national research projects.
“Equipped with advanced image processing and deep learning algorithms for producing high-quality MRI images, the scanner is currently approved for research use in the country,” stated the statement.
