Hyderabad, Sept. 15 -- Aarthi Scans and Labs on Tuesday announced an initiative to provide free MRI scans to economically disadvantaged patients in Hyderabad who are unable to afford the diagnostic investigation.

Under the initiative, eligible patients can avail the facility at the Aarthi Scans and Labs centre in Kondapur, the diagnostics provider said in a release.

The initiative is aimed at patients who require an MRI scan but cannot afford the cost. Preference will be given to individuals below the poverty line, subject to the eligibility criteria prescribed by the organisation.

Patients can access the facility through a referral note from a doctor at a government medical college hospital along with the government referral slip, a let...