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[Study on the Clinical Application Effect of Low-Field Infant MRI]
Caixian Zheng1,2, Siwei Xiang1,2, Chang Su1,2
1Department of Medical Equipment, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310057.
Objective:
Evaluate the clinical application effect of low-field infant MRI.
Methods:
Using literature review, expert consultation, and two rounds of Delphi to determine the evaluation index system. Then retrospectively analyze and compare the data of low-field infant MRI and high-field MRI from January 2023 to December 2024.
Results:
There is a certain gap between low-field infant MRI and high-field MRI in terms of signal-to-noise ratio, image uniformity, software system reliability, scanning time, user interface friendliness and image result consistency. However, there was no difference in terms of spatial resolution and image quality. The noise, hardware system reliability, mean time between failure and the rate of examination completed without sedation are better than that of high-field MRI.
Conclusion:
Low-field infant MRI meets needs of clinical diagnostic and has stable performance. It can be used as a routine screening tool for brain diseases near the bed.
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