Dear compatriot,
I wish you a happy Independence Day.
There cannot be a better day to share this news about the first ever MRI made in India.
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is among the most reliable, elegant, and least invasive tool in medical diagnostics. It has the capability to image structures as complex as the heart and abstract as the mind. Yes, you read it right. It has the ability to capture our thoughts in pixels and voxels. Home-grown Voxelgrids Innovations has done it for us in India.
Come October, we will see the first clinically validated image from a made-in-India MRI. The Bengaluru-based company is all set to introduce its flagship 1.5 Tesla MRI machine. It is learned that machines are equipped to circumvent the reliance on helium as a coolant. A changed geopolitical situation and a hampered global supply chain have made liquid helium a rare commodity.
Proudly I welcome this product that is ‘state of the art and happens to be affordable ‘.Drawing parallels to cryogenic engines in satellite launching, first made in India MRI may be a Chandrayana’ moment in medical equipment manufacturing in India.
What is there for me to gain?
More opportunities in MRI mean more scope for academic and clinical research in MRI. Quicker, more widely accessible, and more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
What is there for you?
Easy accessibility to MRI and an economical MRI scanning price.
What’s there for industries and entrepreneurs?
Reduction in capital expenditure on MRI. The current waiting time of 6 to 12 months to import MRI equipment will be reduced. It will be encouraging to set new MRI units with the availability of capital equipment locally.
What is there for society?
More direct and indirect employment in the fields of engineering and healthcare
What’s there for innovators?
Collaboration amongst medical equipment manufacturers and medical software developers will lead to innovative and efficient products. The local medical imaging ecosystem will provide fertile ground for those working in artificial intelligence medical imaging.
What’s there for the country?
Nation first! The import of medical equipment costs the nation considerably. With indigenous manufacturing, imports will reduce and will open avenues to export to other Asian and African countries. This will help increase our foreign exchange reserves. Finally, a local manufacturer is less likely to get into tax evasion! This particularly gains significance in the backdrop of some mobile phone manufacturers facing allegations of tax evasion in India. I'm waiting to see the first MRI image from a made-in-India MRI before next Independence Day!
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/first-india-made-mri-scanner-by-bengaluru-based-voxelgrids-innovations-to-be-launched-for-clinical-work-in-october-will-potentially-cut-the-cost-of-scanning-by-30/article67187471.ece