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MRI Scans in BC not Over-prescribed

Alyssaa Delmars2013-02-25T19:52:00-05:00February 25th, 2013|MRI, MRI Vancouver|

A report published last December by the Fraser Institute showed that residents of BC faced the second longest wait times in the country for MRI scans in 2012. These numbers left many people--patients and healthcare professionals alike--confused and disappointed with the province's public health system. Were doctors prescribing unnecessary scans, slowing down an already inflated ...

Taking MRI to the Molecular Level

Alyssaa Delmars2013-02-04T23:31:48-05:00February 4th, 2013|MRI|

As magnetic resonance imaging technology becomes more and more sensitive, some researchers are setting their sights on the nanoscale. Two independent teams of scientists--one in Germany, the other in California-- have recently been successful locating hydrogen atoms via nuclear magnetic resonance in samples mere nanometers across. "I want to push NMR and MRI to the molecular ...