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Conducting Research with Highly Portable MRI in Community Settings: A Practical Guide to Navigating Ethical Issues
Francis X Shen1,2, Susan M Wolf1, Frances Lawrenz1
1UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA.
Summary
Portable MRI (pMRI) research offers community access but presents unique ethical challenges. This checklist provides practical guidance for researchers navigating these novel ethical, legal, and societal issues (ELSI) in field-based studies.
Area of Science:
- Medical Imaging
- Neuroscience
- Public Health
Background:
- Fixed MRI systems have established ethical guidelines, but portable MRI (pMRI) introduces new challenges.
- pMRI enables field-based research in community settings, expanding accessibility.
- Existing ethical, legal, and societal issues (ELSI) frameworks do not fully cover pMRI's unique context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To distill complex ELSI recommendations into a practical checklist for pMRI researchers.
- To provide operational guidance for researchers planning or conducting pMRI studies.
- To address the 15 core ELSI challenges identified by an interdisciplinary Working Group.
Main Methods:
- Distillation of detailed recommendations from a previous Working Group (WG) report.
- Development of a practical checklist format for operational guidance.
- Focus on ethical, legal, and societal issues (ELSI) specific to portable MRI.
Main Results:
- A distilled Portable MRI Research ELSI Checklist is presented.
- The checklist offers practical operational guidance for researchers.
- Addresses core ELSI challenges identified for pMRI research.
Conclusions:
- Portable MRI research requires specific ethical, legal, and societal considerations.
- The ELSI Checklist provides a valuable tool for researchers using pMRI.
- Facilitates responsible and ethical conduct of field-based pMRI studies.
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