http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/university-hospital-brings-fmri-technology-mid-mo <p>University Hospital is mid-Missouri’s first hospital to have functional MRI technology. The fMRI will allow doctors to be more precise when treating brain tumors.</p><p>The new software was added to an MRI machine the hospital bought earlier this year. A spokesperson said the set-up costs $1.7 million. The School of Medicine’s Chief of Neurosurgery Scott Litofsky said fMRIs have been around for a couple of decades in scientific research, but the focus on patient care is relatively new.</p> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:06:13 +0000 Elaina O'Connell 22647 at http://kbia.org University Hospital brings fMRI technology to mid-Mo.