Description of a low-field MRI scanner based on permanent magnets

Conference paper (2020)

Authors

M.L. de Leeuw den Bouter Numerical Analysis - EEMCS
Dilan Gecmen Student
D.H. de Gans EMSD EEMCS Project engineers E
L.N.M. Middelplaats EMSD EEMCS Project engineers E
R.F. Remis Signal Processing Systems - EEMCS
M.B. van Gijzen Numerical Analysis - EEMCS
Faculty
Applied Sciences
Copyright: © 2020 M.L. de Leeuw den Bouter, Dilan Gecmen, Angeline Meijer, D.H. de Gans, L.N.M. Middelplaats, R.F. Remis, M.B. van Gijzen
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2020

Language

English

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Applied Sciences

Abstract

More than 6,000 infants develop hydrocephalus in East Africa every year. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the preferred technique to diagnose hydrocephalus. In countries such as Uganda, MRI is unaffordable at even major referral hospitals. In order to provide a sustainable diagnostic tool we are developing an inexpensive and easy-to-use MRI system that yields images of sufficient quality to diagnose hydrocephalus. This paper describes our first prototype of such a scanner. We explain the lessons that we have learned from this prototype and how we used these to come up with an improved design. We also describe a dataset that has been obtained with this scanner that will be made publically available.

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