New artificial intelligence MRI scans could take just five minutes instead of 90

Facebook artificial intelligence (AI) is working alongside radiologists to create MRI scans that last as little as five minutes, new research suggests. Current MRI scans require patients, who are often in pain, sit perfectly still for up to an hour-and-a-half while a scan is completed. This is due to such scans taking a series of 2D images of a person's insides, which are combined to create a 3D picture. Known as the FastMRI project, the new technique involves taking just a few 2D images, before AI that has been trained on millions of other scans'fills in the gaps'. Early results show the technique may be feasible, however, such projects take time.