Utilization of an ultra-low-field, portable magnetic resonance imaging for brain tumor assessment in lower middle-income countries

BACKGROUND: Access to neuroimaging is limited in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) due to financial and resource constraints. A new, ultra-low-field, low-cost, and portable magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) device could potentially increase access to imaging in LMICs. CASE DESCRIPTION: We have pre...

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Autores principales: Altaf, Ahmed, Baqai, Muhammad Waqas Saeed, Urooj, Faiza, Alam, Muhammad Sami, Aziz, Hafiza Fatima, Mubarak, Fatima, Knopp, Edmond A., Siddiqui, Khan M., Enam, Syed Ather
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10408621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37560587
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_123_2023
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Access to neuroimaging is limited in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) due to financial and resource constraints. A new, ultra-low-field, low-cost, and portable magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) device could potentially increase access to imaging in LMICs. CASE DESCRIPTION: We have presented the first brain tumor case scanned using an Ultra-low-field pMRI at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. CONCLUSION: The imaging results suggest that the pMRI device can aid in neuroradiological diagnosis in resource-constrained settings. Further, research is needed to assess its compatibility for imaging other neurological disorders and compare its results with conventional MRI results.

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