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The NHS is poised to test adapted mine detection technology as a way of checking for tiny pieces of metal in patients' eyes.
A handheld device called MagPeye will be used to find microscopic metallic fragments in the eyes of patients about to undergo MRI scanning. If missed, these can cause injury during the MRI procedure itself.
Roke Manor Research, a Hampshire-based R&D division of Siemens, built MagPeye by refining ultra-sensitive metal detection...