在中低收入国家使用超低场便携式磁共振成像进行脑肿瘤评估。
Utilization of an ultra-low-field, portable magnetic resonance imaging for brain tumor assessment in lower middle-income countries.
作者信息
Altaf Ahmed, Baqai Muhammad Waqas Saeed, Urooj Faiza, Alam Muhammad Sami, Aziz Hafiza Fatima, Mubarak Fatima, Knopp Edmond A, Siddiqui Khan M, Enam Syed Ather
机构信息
Department of Neurosurgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Department of Neurosurgery, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol, United Kingdom.
出版信息
Surg Neurol Int. 2023 Jul 28;14:260. doi: 10.25259/SNI_123_2023. eCollection 2023.
BACKGROUND
Access to neuroimaging is limited in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) due to financial and resource constraints. A new, ultra-low-field, low-cost, and portable magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) device could potentially increase access to imaging in LMICs.
CASE DESCRIPTION
We have presented the first brain tumor case scanned using an Ultra-low-field pMRI at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
CONCLUSION
The imaging results suggest that the pMRI device can aid in neuroradiological diagnosis in resource-constrained settings. Further, research is needed to assess its compatibility for imaging other neurological disorders and compare its results with conventional MRI results.
背景
由于财政和资源限制，中低收入国家（LMICs）获得神经影像学检查的机会有限。一种新型的超低场、低成本且便携的磁共振成像（pMRI）设备可能会增加中低收入国家获得成像检查的机会。
病例描述
我们展示了在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的阿迦汗大学医院使用超低场pMRI扫描的首例脑肿瘤病例。
结论
成像结果表明，pMRI设备可在资源有限的环境中辅助神经放射学诊断。此外，需要进行研究以评估其对其他神经系统疾病成像的兼容性，并将其结果与传统MRI结果进行比较。
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