Helium, which is required for MRI machines to function, is being rationed due to a global shortage The global helium shortage is sparking concerns across the medical community. Doctors around the ...

A global helium shortage has doctors worried about one of the natural gas’s most essential, and perhaps unexpected, uses: MRIs. Strange as it sounds, the lighter-than-air element that gives balloons ...

Helium, a colourless, odourless, and non-toxic inert gas is the second most common element in the universe. Despite its abundance in space, helium is a finite resource here on Earth, found only in ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helium, a critical component in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, has gone through two potential shortage crises, impacting hospitals and patients around the globe.

Major technology breakthrough combines advanced AI for clinical insights and accelerated workflow in new premium 3.0T MRI platform [1] Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Chicago, USA – Royal Philips ...

A company called Cryogenic has developed a new way to cool magnets for MRI machines to near absolute zero without the need for a continuous supply of liquid helium. MRI (magnetic resonant imaging) ...

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 29: Radiologist Arshid Azarine (R) consults with a medical team as they conduct an MRI scan on a patient at the Paris Saint-Joseph hospital on October 29, 2020 in Paris, France ...

Philips has introduced the helium-free 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) innovation platform, BlueSeal Horizon, at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2025. The 3.0T MRI systems’ ...

Despite being the second most common element in the universe helium has an annoying habit of escaping into space. If this didn’t make things challenging enough, in 1996, the US government started ...

Industry’s first wide bore, high-performance helium-free [1] 1.5T MR features AI assistance at every step in the MRI workflow, with seamless integration of cloud-based AI image reading and reporting ...