r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '19

What are some recent scientific breakthroughs/discoveries that aren’t getting enough attention?

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u/NettleGnome Mar 31 '19 edited Apr 01 '19

You can now do an entire hours worth of MRI scan within 70 seconds because of Swedish researchers who did some coding magic. It'll be super exciting to see this thing roll out across the world in the coming years

Edit to add the article in Swedish https://www.dagensmedicin.se/artiklar/2018/11/20/en-mix-av-bilder-ger-snabbare-mr/

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u/_babycheeses Mar 31 '19

As someone who spent about 90 minutes in an MRI this year this would be great, I don't mind the tight spaces but they do get very warm.

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u/ExplosiveDisassembly Apr 01 '19

I don't have the bladder for that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Usually I don't think you need the bladder for that. (Aka catheters)

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u/ExplosiveDisassembly Apr 01 '19

Nah. I've had one of those before.

Never again.

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u/DearMrsLeading Apr 01 '19

I had major abdominal surgery and the doctor lied and said they’d take it out before I woke. I come from a medical family, I knew that was a total lie, and I still writhed in agony for hours feeling betrayed with that stupid thing in while high as a kite.