The US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to the Embrace Neonatal magnetic resonance imaging ( MR ) system following non - clinical testing . Larger babies and children cannot be imaged in this machine. The MRI is the first of its kind to be designed exclusively for neonates and newborn babies up to 1 kg in weight . The Embrace device can be used in a neonatal intensive care unit , as it neither has to be kept away from metallic objects nor requires a radiation safe - room . This eliminates the need to move ill babies from the ward .
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to the Embrace Neonatal magnetic resonance imaging ( MR ) system following non - clinical testing . The MRI is the first of its kind to be designed exclusively for neonates and newborn babies up to 1 kg in weight . The Embrace device can be used in a neonatal intensive care unit , as it neither has to be kept away from metallic objects nor requires a radiation safe - room . This eliminates the need to move ill babies from the ward .