Brussels cries out for more MRI machines

Belgium’s federal health ministry has announced that the country will soon receive 20 new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanners – but none are going to Brussels.Instead, 15 will arrive in Flanders and five will go to Wallonia, according to RTL. The capital’s radiologists are calling for three new MRI machines as soon as possible. They say that this is the only way to alleviate what they describe as an alarming situation for patients and staff. Demand for examinations is very high in Brussels and waiting times are often long. The distribution of MRI machines is based on the demographics of the region, but this is not fair on Brussels hosp…