Facebook and NYU want to use AI to make MRI exams faster

MRI scans may some day be available for a lot more people in need. Facebook on Monday said it's teaming up with NYU School of Medicine's Department of Radiology to launch "fastMRI," a collaborative research project that aims to use artificial intelligence to make MRI -- magnetic resonance imaging -- 10 times faster. Doctors and radiologists use MRI scanners to produce images that show in detail a patient's organs, blood vessels, bones, soft issues and such, which helps doctors diagnose problems. However, completing a MRI scan can take from 15 minutes to over an hour, according to Facebook's blog post. It also limits how many scans the hospital can do in a day.