Cutting-edge technology, designed to delve deeper into the human body, has arrived at a research centre in Portugal.
The ultra-high field MRI scanners are around ten times more powerful than current models.
“These new machines will allow scientists to make a very early diagnosis of cancer and many neurological diseases,” explained euronews reporter Claudio Rocco, outside the Champalimaud research facility in Lisbon.
“But, in particular, they will allow them to delve into the complexity of the human brain, an organ that’s so far essentially unknown.”
The scanners are rare due to production complexities. Only around 10 exist around the world in research projects.
Those in Lisbon are being tested on animals and are already said to be providing unique insights into living systems.
The most powerful machine is so strong that its magnetism is enough to lift a lorry. And it is so precise, that individual cells can be singled out.
Researchers are excited about the potential o
