The scanner magnetic resonance (MRI) in the world has managed to scan with an unknown level of precision the brain human, those responsible announced in Francea feat that could be decisive in detecting diseases.
Researchers from the French Commissariat for Atomic Energy (CEA) first used the machine to scan a pumpkin in 2021.
Recently, health authorities gave them the green light to scan humans.
In recent months, around 20 healthy volunteers have undergone the experience of having their brains scanned in Saclay, a suburb south of Paris.
“We have seen a level of precision never before achieved at CEA”said Alexandre Vignaud, a physicist working on the project.
The magnetic field created by the scanner is 11.7 Tesla, a unit of measurement named after inventor Nikola Tesla.
This power allows the machine to scan images 10 times more accurate than MRIs commonly used in hospitals, whose power typically does not exceed three Tesla.
On a computer screen, Vignaud compared images taken by this powerful scanner, nicknamed Iseult, with those from a regular MRI.
“With this machine we can see the small vessels that feed the cerebral cortex, or details of the cerebellum that were almost invisible until now,” said.
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Source: Gestion
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