MRI scans help diagnose life-threatening conditions such as brain tumors, strokes, aneurysms, spinal cord injuries, and many others. With a temperature near absolute zero (-450 degrees F.), liquid helium is the only way to cool down the superconducting magnets found in medical MRI machines. Because the escalating helium shortage could cripple their operation, the desperate MRI industry is willing to pay top dollar for a stable supply to top off their 50,000 machines. One company has caught the attention of investors because of their assets in Canada's prime "helium fairway." Click to read a special report about the helium supply/demand crisis – and who could benefit. |