Low‐field MRI: clinical promise and challenges

TC Arnold, CW Freeman, B Litt… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modern MRI scanners have trended toward higher field strengths to maximize signal and
resolution while minimizing scan time. However, high‐field devices remain expensive to …

Brain imaging with portable low-field MRI

WT Kimberly, AJ Sorby-Adams, AG Webb… - Nature reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The advent of portable, low-field MRI (LF-MRI) heralds new opportunities in neuroimaging.
Low power requirements and transportability have enabled scanning outside the controlled …

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 …

Improving portable low-field MRI image quality through image-to-image translation using paired low-and high-field images

KT Islam, S Zhong, P Zakavi, Z Chen, H Kavnoudias… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Low-field portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners are more accessible, cost-
effective, sustainable with lower carbon emissions than superconducting high-field MRI …

Global barriers to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: data from the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation Atlas of MS

AJ Solomon, RA Marrie, S Viswanathan, J Correale… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Recent data suggest increasing global prevalence of multiple
sclerosis (MS). Early diagnosis of MS reduces the burden of disability-adjusted life years …

Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging at 0.05 Tesla

Y Zhao, Y Ding, V Lau, C Man, S Su, L Xiao… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Despite a half-century of advancements, global magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
accessibility remains limited and uneven, hindering its full potential in health care. Initially …

Identification of white matter hyperintensities in routine emergency department visits using portable bedside magnetic resonance imaging

A de Havenon, NR Parasuram… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background White matter hyperintensity (WMH) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of
the brain is associated with vascular cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and …

[HTML][HTML] Automated MS lesion detection and segmentation in clinical workflow: a systematic review.

F Spagnolo, A Depeursinge, S Schädelin, A Akbulut… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: Over the past few years, the deep learning community has developed and
validated a plethora of tools for lesion detection and segmentation in Multiple Sclerosis …

Bridging the gap: improving correspondence between low-field and high-field magnetic resonance images in young people

R Cooper, RA Hayes, M Corcoran, KN Sheth… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Portable low-field-strength magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems
represent a promising alternative to traditional high-field-strength systems with the potential …

Current role of portable MRI in diagnosis of acute neurological conditions

A Shoghli, D Chow, E Kuoy, V Yaghmai - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neuroimaging is an inevitable component of the assessment of neurological emergencies.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the preferred imaging modality for detecting …