Implementation of a Low-Field Portable MRI Scanner in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Our Experience in Malawi.
Karen ChetcutiC ChilinguloManu S GoyalLorenna VidalNicole Fortier O'BrienDouglas G PostelsKarl B SeydelTerrie E TaylorPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2022)
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.