Hyperfine, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYPR), the groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the first FDA-cleared portable magnetic resonance (MR) brain imaging system—the Swoop system—today announced a collaboration with the Medical University of South Carolina to assess the brains of astronauts before and after embarking on the Polaris Dawn mission.

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Researchers will utilize the Swoop Portable MR Imaging system at a SpaceX facility in Florida to acquire detailed images of astronauts' brains within hours of their return from space following the Polaris Dawn mission. The research aims to use brain images acquired with the Swoop system to assess intracranial volume changes following spaceflight by performing a volumetric analysis of the brain and cerebrospinal fluid spaces. These scans will provide the earliest brain images ever taken of astronauts following their return to Earth.