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Member-Initiated Symposium

Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Portability/Accessibility

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Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Portability/Accessibility
Member-Initiated Symposium
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Concurrent 7 12:00 -  14:00 Moderators: Shaoying Huang & Matthew Rosen
Session Number: MIS-03
Parent Session: Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Portability/Accessibility
Session Number:MIS-03

Organizers
Shaoying Huang, Matthew Rosen

Overview
The bulkiness of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner prevents this imaging modality from being available to "point-of-care" and timely diagnosis, e.g., those in an ambulance, a field medical tent, or an intensive care unit (ICU). The high cost prevents MRI from being available to most of the low-resource areas or to routine health screening. An MRI scanner with a less demanding magnet may lead to portability and accessibility, but on the other hand, a relatively lower field. This symposium will focus on the latest developments in low-field MRI. Developments include (but are not limited to) those using electromagnets, permanent magnets, and a hybrid of different magnetic field sources for MRI with portability, accessibility, or cost reduction, for medical/clinical applications.

Target Audience
Researchers and clinicians who are working on or interested in the portability and accessibility of MRI.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: - Identify the state of low-field MRI; - Create a roadmap to progress low-field MRI scientifically; and - Identify clinical applications where low-field MRI can have a large impact.
      RF Coils & AI: Improving SNR at ULF
Neha Koonjoo
Massachusetts General Hospital
      In Vivo MRI at 50 mT in a Portable Halbach-Based System
Andrew Webb
Leiden University
      Human-Scale Fast Field-Cycling MRI at the University of Aberdeen
David Lurie
University of Aberdeen
      Embrace the Inhomogeneity for Low-Field MRI
Shaoying Huang
Singapore University of Technology and Design
      High-Contrast Imaging at Low Magnetic Fields
David Waddington
The University of Sydney
      What Is “Good”? Recasting Image Quality as Clinical Utility
Steven Schiff
Pennsylvania State University

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