A superstar ex-Facebook and Google exec is trying to upend a $6B industry with mini-MRIs you can use at home—and she's already testing the technology on animals

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A brush with death inspired ex-Facebook and Google executive Mary Lou Jepsen to embark on her latest initiative at a San Francisco-based startup called Openwater.

 

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The Theranos of radiology

Inspiring story, but factually incorrect. Device is not a MRI. askaradiologist

. you should edit this piece. “Openwater's existing technology uses a combination of infrared, cell-penetrating laser beams plus two chips — one a camera and one ultrasonic”. THIS IS NOT MRI, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. AskARadiologist

Love this idea. Innovation to make health services more accessible & affordable is great news. All that brain power wasted this past decade on making phones & laptops slimmer did nothing to advance society despite what know-nothing pop culture addicts would have you believe.

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