The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Helium supply disruption hits MRI services at Wenlock Hospital
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The Hindu Bureau
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MRI services at Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru are currently limited to emergency cases due to a helium supply shortage linked to the US-Iran conflict. Hospital officials are working to procure new supplies and plan to install a more modern MRI machine to prevent future disruptions.
The operation of the MRI centre at Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru has been affected due to disruption in the supply of helium, used to cool the superconducting magnets in the MRI machine, because of the ongoing US-Iran war.
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