Implementation of a Low-Field Portable MRI Scanner in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Our Experience in Malawi

Autor:	K. Chetcuti, C. Chilingulo, M.S. Goyal, L. Vidal, N.F. O’Brien, D.G. Postels, K.B. Seydel, T.E. Taylor
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Malawi Fellows' Journal Club Critical Illness Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Neurology (clinical) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Hospitals
Zdroj:	AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
ISSN:	1936-959X 0195-6108
DOI:	10.3174/ajnr.a7494
Popis:	Low-field, portable MR imaging may expedite patient management in the setting of critical illness. We successfully implemented low-field MR imaging at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi; a low-resource setting. We present our experience of low-field, portable MR imaging start-up and use in Malawi; the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, together with complementary troubleshooting mechanisms that may be used especially in similar resource-constrained contexts.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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