India, Nov. 10 -- GE HealthCare (GEHC) announced plans to establish the MAGNUS Neuro Alliance, a collaborative research network designed to advance neuroscience research and explore clinical applications of MRI biomarkers.

The initiative will use the company's ultra-high-gradient, head-only 3.0T MRI system to study brain structure, microstructure, microvasculature and function.

The alliance is expected to bring together institutions including Stanford University, King's College London, the University of Iowa, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Brigham and Women's Hospital and West China Hospital of Sichuan University.

Research areas will include neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, sleep disorders, multiple...