Point-of-care MRI scanners sited in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can provide immense benefits for diagnosing and monitoring neonatal brain injury. While NICU sited systems can address some of the transport concerns, a truly portable “isolette-side” imager with a neonate-specific design could further improve imaging access. We present a neonate-specific lightweight MRI permanent magnet design for use at the bedside in the NICU. We examine two magnet designs demonstrating the feasibility of realizing a sufficiently homogeneous main magnet with mean B0 of 125mT weighing under 15kg, both with and without a built-in gradient of 10mT/m.
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