Implementation of a Low-Field Portable MRI Scanner in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Our Experience in Malawi
K Chetcuti1, C Chilingulo2,3, M S Goyal4
1From the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (K.C.) kchetcuti@kuhes.ac.mw.
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
|April 22, 2022
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.


