A University of Saskatchewan researcher who has spent several years working on M-R-I technology has a new challenge. Dr. Gordon Sarty has been awarded a 100-thousand dollar contract to design an ankle-sized devise for use in space. Sarty who has built two wrist-sized units says the Canadian Space Agency chose ankles for this project to see how the weightlessness of space affects a part of the body that isn’t being used. Sarty figures the challenge will be making the unit light and easy to handle while requiring little power to operate. The ankle M-R-I is slated to be tested on the International Space Station in the early 2020’s. Sarty’s next project will be a helmet-sized M-R-I for space and remote Northern Saskatchewan communities. It’s hoped the portable devise can help save the lives of people with potentially fatal head injuries.
U of S Researcher Works on Ankle-Size MRI for Use in Space
Jun 4, 2018 | 10:29 AM
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