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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is considered the gold standard of modern medical diagnostics. It is difficult to find a high-level modern hospital today that does not use this powerful tool to save lives. However, the journey to the sophisticated machines we see in clinics was long and complex. It involved decades of intense research in […]
In 2026, the MRI industry is facing a reality that analysts call “Helium Shortage 4.0.” Liquid helium has ceased to be a mere technical gas. It is now a strategic asset—”blue gold”—whose price is soaring while its availability plummets.
The events took place during the New Year holiday season. The clinic was closed for the holidays from December 31st to January 3rd. Only a security guard was on-site, who had no access to the MRI technical room and was not trained to check the status of the cryo system.
