Fraunhofer Research Could Result in MRI Helmet

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Magnetic resonance imaging can be uncomfortable to patients because of the narrow size of the tube that they are placed into. For patients with claustrophobia, this can be traumatic. The solution may be an MRI helmet. Researchers at the University Clinic of Freiburg, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics ...