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

Authors

K Chetcuti, From the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (K.C.) kchetcuti@kuhes.ac.mw.
C Chilingulo, Blantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
M S. Goyal, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (M.S.G.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
L Vidal, Division of Neuroradiology (L.V.), Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
N F. O'Brien, Blantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
D G. Postels, Blantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
K B. Seydel, Blantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
T E. Taylor, Blantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-1-2022

Journal

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

Volume

43

Issue

5

DOI

10.3174/ajnr.A7494

Abstract

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.

APA Citation

Chetcuti, K; Chilingulo, C; Goyal, M S.; Vidal, L; O'Brien, N F.; Postels, D G.; Seydel, K B.; and Taylor, T E., "Implementation of a Low-Field Portable MRI Scanner in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Our Experience in Malawi" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 719.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/719

Department

Neurology