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 …

A review on the applications of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in the oil and gas industry: laboratory and field-scale measurements

M Elsayed, A Isah, M Hiba, A Hassan… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Springer
This review presents the latest update, applications, techniques of the NMR tools in both
laboratory and field scales in the oil and gas upstream industry. The applications of NMR in …

Portable, low-field magnetic resonance imaging enables highly accessible and dynamic bedside evaluation of ischemic stroke

MM Yuen, AM Prabhat, MH Mazurek, IR Chavva… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Brain imaging is essential to the clinical management of patients with ischemic stroke.
Timely and accessible neuroimaging, however, can be limited in clinical stroke pathways …

In vivo 3D brain and extremity MRI at 50 mT using a permanent magnet Halbach array

T O'Reilly, WM Teeuwisse, D de Gans… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To design a low‐cost, portable permanent magnet‐based MRI system capable of
obtaining in vivo MR images within a reasonable scan time. Methods A discretized Halbach …

Low-field MRI: how low can we go? A fresh view on an old debate

M Sarracanie, N Salameh - Frontiers in Physics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
For about 30 years, MRI set cruising speed at 1.5 T of magnetic field, with a gentle transition
toward 3 T systems. In its first 10 years of existence, there was an open debate on the …

Low‐field MRI: a report on the 2022 ISMRM workshop

AE Campbell‐Washburn, KE Keenan… - Magnetic resonance …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In March 2022, the first ISMRM Workshop on Low‐Field MRI was held virtually. The goals of
this workshop were to discuss recent low field MRI technology including hardware and …

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 …

High-sensitivity in vivo contrast for ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

DEJ Waddington, T Boele, R Maschmeyer, Z Kuncic… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners operating at ultra-low magnetic fields (ULF;<
10 mT) are uniquely positioned to reduce the cost and expand the clinical accessibility of …

Low‐field MRI of stroke: challenges and opportunities

SS Bhat, TT Fernandes, P Poojar… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The reasons for increased
stroke burden in develo** countries are inadequately controlled risk factors resulting from …

In vivo T1 and T2 relaxation time maps of brain tissue, skeletal muscle, and lipid measured in healthy volunteers at 50 mT

T O'Reilly, AG Webb - Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Low‐field (B0< 0.1 T) MRI has generated much interest as a means of increased
accessibility via reduced cost and improved portability compared to conventional clinical …