Implementation of a Low-Field Portable MRI Scanner in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Our Experience in Malawi

K. Chetcuti; C. Chilingulo; M.S. Goyal; L. Vidal; N.F. O’Brien; D.G. Postels; K.B. Seydel; T.E. Taylor

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Implementation of a Low-Field Portable MRI Scanner in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Our Experience in Malawi

K. Chetcuti, C. Chilingulo, M.S. Goyal, L. Vidal, N.F. O’Brien, D.G. Postels, K.B. Seydel and T.E. Taylor

American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7494

K. Chetcuti

aFrom the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (K.C.)

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C. Chilingulo

bBlantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

cDepartment of Radiology (C.C.), Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi

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M.S. Goyal

dMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (M.S.G.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

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L. Vidal

eDivision of Neuroradiology (L.V.), Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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N.F. O’Brien

bBlantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

fDivision of Critical Care Medicine (N.F.O.), Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

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D.G. Postels

bBlantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

gDepartment of Neurology (D.G.P.), George Washington University/Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

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K.B. Seydel

bBlantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

hDepartment of Osteopathic Medical Specialties (K.B.S., T.E.T.), College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

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T.E. Taylor

bBlantyre Malaria Project (C.C., N.F.O., D.G.P., K.B.S., T.E.T.), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

hDepartment of Osteopathic Medical Specialties (K.B.S., T.E.T.), College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

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Implementation of a Low-Field Portable MRI Scanner in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Our Experience in Malawi

K. Chetcuti, C. Chilingulo, M.S. Goyal, L. Vidal, N.F. O’Brien, D.G. Postels, K.B. Seydel, T.E. Taylor

American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2022, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7494

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