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Yeah the focus would be on inventing non-radiation means of scanning, e g further developing Ultrasound Elastography (vibrations) or Diffuse Optical Tomography (near-infrared light). So there's the concept of a thingamajig, a plot device that moves things forward. Focusing on a narrow area gives opportunity for specificity hacks that can then unlock further pivot opportunities. You know start specific and go wider once something works


You want an ultra-low field MRI.

But that'll still be expensive to develop, slow and still potentially lethal if done sufficiently wrong


Thanks for the advice. Potentially, it's not insanely farfetched to assume AI and math (currently doing math) can unlock more precision with less data and invasiveness. While it's at one level physics, stronger algorithms and analysis can maybe reduce the size + cost + danger of the hardware, as well as require less data for more precision. Just a hunch. There are always plenty creative ways to experiment without animal harm as well, just a matter of attention and will to explore. Yeah, safety is super important, and if this sort of scanning can be made better in a fresh way that would unlock a lot. Just like having a 10x cheaper API that does the same job automatically becomes useful in new unforeseen ways.




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