ISMRM24 - Recent Progress on Open-Source Low-Field Portable MRI

Recent Progress on Open-Source Low-Field Portable MRI

Member-Initiated Session

Sunday, 05 May 2024

Room 325-326

13:15 - 15:15

Session Number: MIS-08

No CME/CE Credit

OVERVIEW:
The research and development of low-field portable MRI has progressed rapidly in the recent years. They are driven by the advantages of such a system compared to a conventional one, such as higher movability, availability to the patient's bedside, fewer resources needed (e.g., lower power consumption), lower cost, etc. A lower cost of such a system will facilitate the democratization of MRI. When making the development open-source, it will significantly accelerate this process. This symposium details the open-source approaches of the key sub-systems of a portable MRI scanner. The talks will introduce the latest open sources for magnet designs, console, RF coils, and gradient coils. It is aimed to make the research and development of portable MRI more accessible.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Scientists, engineers, clinicians who want to know the latest development of portable MRI, and how to build one.

AS A RESULT OF ATTENDING THIS COURSE, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
- Update oneself with the latest development of portable MRI scanners;
- Learn and understand the basic techniques to build each sub-system of a portable MRI scanner;
- Learn the available open resources for the development of the sub-systems of a portable MRI scanner; and
- Come out with future plans on collaborative development of portable MRI scanners.

13:15		Opening Shao Ying Huang
13:25		Recent Research & Development in Open-Source (Very-)Low-field MRI Lukas Winter Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin, Germany
13:40		Open Source for Magnet Designs Tingou Liang Singapore University of Technology & Design, Singapore
13:55		Open-Source RF Coil Designs Joe Li Jiangsu LiCi Medical Device Co. Ltd, Singapore
14:10		MaRCoS: An Open-Source Console Joseba Alonso Spanish National Research Council Institute for Molecular Instrumentation & Imaging, Valencia, Spain
14:25		Open-Source Tools for Designing MRI Gradient Coils Sebastian Littin University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
14:40		Panel Discussion and Q&A
15:10		Closing

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