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Vivek Kanade, Managing Director of Siemens Healthineers for the Middle East and Africa with the latest MRI scanner at Arab Health 2024 in Dubai. Photo: Siemens
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Tue Lehn-Schioler, chief executive of BrainCapture wearing the device which helps to diagnose epilepsy and other neuro problems at the Arab Health conference held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pictures: Pawan Singh / The National
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Dr Hidayath Ali Ansari, staff physician in the imaging institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, said MRI scans can be expensive.
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The scanning machine on display at the Siemens Healthineers stand at Arab Health.
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The latest scanners are much sleeker and less cumbersome than the larger models of the past, one expert told The National.
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Visitors descend on the Anfas stand at Arab Health.
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Vivek Kanade, Managing Director of Siemens Healthineers for the Middle East and Africa with the latest MRI scanner at Arab Health 2024 in Dubai. Photo: Siemens
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Tue Lehn-Schioler, chief executive of BrainCapture wearing the device which helps to diagnose epilepsy and other neuro problems at the Arab Health conference held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pictures: Pawan Singh / The National
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Dr Hidayath Ali Ansari, staff physician in the imaging institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, said MRI scans can be expensive.
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The scanning machine on display at the Siemens Healthineers stand at Arab Health.
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The latest scanners are much sleeker and less cumbersome than the larger models of the past, one expert told The National.
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Visitors descend on the Anfas stand at Arab Health.
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Vivek Kanade, Managing Director of Siemens Healthineers for the Middle East and Africa with the latest MRI scanner at Arab Health 2024 in Dubai. Photo: Siemens
Arab Health 2024: Upgrades to MRI technology to help us live longer
Modern advances makes scans more efficient and affordable
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Nick Webster
30 January, 2024
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