Project description
Designing low-cost low-field MRI systems for specific clinical applications
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides high-definition diagnostic imaging. However, it is very expensive and requires skilled maintenance and highly trained technicians. The EU-funded PASMAR project aims to provide MRI systems that will enable medical screening as part of an affordable, sustainable and accessible platform for the developing world. The objective is to design new types of low-cost low-field systems for specific clinical applications and overcome the main challenge of much lower MRI signals. These specialised systems can be used for adult/paediatric brain, orthopaedics and lung/spine scanning, taking advantage of the flexibility of permanent magnet arrays with new geometries, targeted for specific organs, and using open-source design to allow local maintenance and repair.