The functional MRI Laboratory at the University of Michigan, US, is one of the few research centres to have their own fully non-functional MRI machine – which they call the “Mock Scanner”. The “fake” scanner is fitted with a set of loudspeakers which can faithfully replay the not-inconsiderable noise of a real, working, MRI machine. […]
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Bust detection algorithm
Around 2006, concerns were being raised regarding the (what was then) the newly emerging technology of 3-D full-body scanners. “These high-resolution scanned images reveal human body details and have raised privacy concerns. Airport and transport officials in several countries are refusing to run a test trial with the scanners until a more suitable way to […]
Playing a cello (inside an MRI scanner)
Performing a quasi-real-time fMRI scan of a performing cellist presents considerable problems to researchers. Aside from the extreme lack of space, if the cello had any metallic components it could present a danger anywhere near the über magnets of an operational MRI machine. Such considerations have prompted a research team from the Input Devices and […]
Cats scanned: A collection
The Cat Scan project collects scans of cats. This image (from an entity called f3line) is one of their many: (via metafilter)
