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Installation Of 30,000-Pound MRI Scanner In Oakland Postponed

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The installation of a MRI scanner at the Mellon Institute was postponed Saturday.

Carnegie Mellon officials said the installation could happen any time after noon, depending on weather and wind conditions.

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Photo Courtesy: Mellon Institute

Fifth Avenue, between Bellefield Avenue and Dithridge Street is still closed to vehicular traffic and parking through 5 a.m. Monday.

The new 3-Tesla Siemens Prisma MRI scanner will be the centerpiece of a new joint Carnegie Mellon - University of Pittsburgh neuroimaging research facility when it is installed.

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