MRI machine heading to Guantanamo Bay turns up in Georgia

In order to help treat an aging detainee population being held at the Guantanamo Bay Navy Base in Cuba, the detention center ordered a $1.65 million mobile MRI in 2012. The problem? The scanner never made it to its destination.

Instead, the mobile MRI was installed at an army medical center in Augusta, Ga. The Miami Herald looks into why the switch was made and what it means for the detention center at the link below:

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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