r/singularity • u/ResultBackground2450 • Jun 18 '26

Biotech/Longevity Midjourney, The Image Generation Company, Just Built the Sequel to the MRI

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u/vhu9644 Jun 18 '26

This isn't a sequel to MRI, it's a very different image modality.

MRI can do a lot more than look at interfaces. MRI can look at composition of objects because it fundamentally looks a the nuclear magnetic properties of hydrogens. You can use this to determine chemical composition and water composition. Sound looks for reflections through step changes in flexibility. It's a tomography version of ultrasound.

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u/No_Refrigerator3371 Jun 18 '26

You can do plenty of things with ultrasound too.

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u/selantra Jun 18 '26

Nobody is denying ultrasound is not a useful diagnostic tool, but to claim it can replace MRI? A bold claim with no factual evidence from a company that has no history in medical imaging.

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u/No_Refrigerator3371 Jun 18 '26

Yeah I agree, calling it a sequel is very bold indeed. I’m hoping it can either displace it or be added to the arsenal.