[HTML][HTML] Impact of magnetic resonance imaging on healthcare in low-and middle-income countries

BS Hilabi, SA Alghamdi, M Almanaa - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) played a significant role in the digital health platforms
that influenced and supported modern medicine. However, there is a shortage of MRI in low …

Bringing MRI to low‐and middle‐income countries: directions, challenges and potential solutions

S Murali, H Ding, F Adedeji, C Qin… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global disparity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a major challenge, with many
low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs) experiencing limited access to MRI. The reasons …

Survey of magnetic resonance imaging availability in West Africa

GI Ogbole, AO Adeyomoye, A Badu-Peprah… - Pan African Medical …, 2018 - ajol.info
Introduction: The availability and utilization of MRI units across sub-Saharan Africa countries
remain poor and its distribution is largely unknown. A cross-sectional survey was conducted …

MRI scarcity in low‐and middle‐income countries

M Jalloul, M Miranda‐Schaeubinger… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since the introduction of MRI as a sustainable diagnostic modality, global accessibility to its
services has revealed a wide discrepancy between populations—leaving most of the …

Value of MRI in medicine: More than just another test?

EJR van Beek, C Kuhl, Y Anzai… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing scrutiny from healthcare organizations towards the utility and associated
costs of imaging. MRI has traditionally been used as a high‐end modality, and although …

Enhancing value of MRI: a call for action

Y Anzai, S Minoshima, VS Lee - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As national healthcare spending has spiraled out of control, payment reform that moves from
volume to value‐based payment has been introduced as a practical solution. Under …

A framework for advancing sustainable magnetic resonance imaging access in Africa

UC Anazodo, JJ Ng, B Ehiogu… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology has profoundly transformed current
healthcare systems globally, owing to advances in hardware and software research …

Low‐cost and portable MRI

LL Wald, PC McDaniel, T Witzel… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research in MRI technology has traditionally expanded diagnostic benefit by developing
acquisition techniques and instrumentation to enable MRI scanners to" see more." This …

A review of MRI studies in Africa with special focus on quantitative MRI: Historical development, current status and the role of medical physicists

F Hasford, AN Mumuni, C Trauernicht, TA Ige… - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
This scoping review provides overview on the historical and major developments, current
status, quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) studies and the role of medical physics bodies …

Accessible magnetic resonance imaging: A review

S Geethanath, JT Vaughan Jr - Journal of Magnetic Resonance …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The role of MRI in diagnostics, prognostics, and discoveries in basic sciences has been well
established. However, access to this life‐saving technology is largely restricted to countries …