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MRI Scanner

Medium(50)
medical•imaging•Various

3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system

Product Risk Score

50Medium

Aggregate Supply Security

Allied: 25.0%
Neutral: 40.0%
Adversary: 36.0%

Weakest Link

This element poses the highest supply chain risk for this product.

60Nd

Neodymium

magnet

77
Risk Score
80
China Dep.
86
Adversary
19%
Allied

Shim magnets

Overall Risk

50

medium risk

Critical Elements

8

unique elements used

High Risk Elements

1

score ≥ 70

Critical Dependencies

0

high-risk primary uses

Country Exposure

Average supply chain exposure across all critical elements used in this product.

China
39.1%
6 elems
Brazil
22.4%
2 elems
United States
4.6%
6 elems
Chile
4.5%
2 elems
Canada
2.6%
3 elems
Australia
2.4%
3 elems
Japan
2.1%
2 elems
Russia
2.1%
5 elems

Elements by Component

magnet

Medium(56)
Nb41Ti51Nd77

cooling

Minimal(0)
He

coils

Low(30)
Cu30

structure

Minimal(0)
Al

consumables

Minimal(0)
Gd

shielding

Minimal(0)
Fe

Element Dependencies

60Nd

Neodymium

magnet
High(77)
Overall Risk:77
China:80

Shim magnets

22Ti

Titanium

Primarymagnet
Medium(51)
Overall Risk:51
China:50

Superconducting wire (NbTi)

41Nb

Niobium

Primarymagnet
Medium(41)
Overall Risk:41
China:0

Superconducting magnet wire

29Cu

Copper

Primarycoils
Low(30)
Overall Risk:30
China:27

Gradient coils and wiring

2He

Helium

Primarycooling
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Cryogenic cooling

13Al

Aluminium

Primarystructure
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Structural components

64Gd

Gadolinium

Primaryconsumables
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Contrast agent (chelated)

26Fe

Iron

shielding
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Magnetic shielding

Risk Distribution

Elements by Risk Level

high1
medium2
low1
minimal4

Usage Classification

Primary Use6
Secondary Use2

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