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- Bharat Hospital and Institute of Oncology has launched an AI-powered MRI system that cuts scan times from 20-30 minutes to 10-15 minutes while improving image quality.
- Alongside the launch, the hospital is offering free non-contrast MRI screenings for smokers and tobacco users every Sunday for four weeks, since tobacco accounts for nearly 35% of head and neck cancers.
- Blood samples will also be collected to study cancer-related biomarkers.
- The hospital will analyse the pilot's findings before deciding whether to expand the screening programme to other districts.
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- Findings of the four-week screening pilot project
- Possible expansion of free screenings to other districts
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Named India · Amogh K.M. · Bharat Hospital and Institute of Oncology · BHIO · B.S. Ajaikumar · Y.S. Madhavi
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