{
  "id": 674448,
  "title": "For the tiniest patients, new tech brings clearer MRI images",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/for-the-tiniest-patients-new-tech-brings-clearer-mri-images",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tiniest-patients-tech-clearer-mri.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Some of medicine's smallest patients can present its biggest imaging challenges. An infant's heart can be as small as a walnut, beating rapidly inside a body that will change dramatically as the child grows. Yet much of the equipment used in MRI comes in standard sizes better suited to adult bodies, and customized versions can cost thousands of dollars and take months or even years to manufacture.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}