Abstract #1598

Bringing MRI to Low- and Middle- Income Countries: Directions, Challenges and Potential Solutions

Sola Adeleke¹, Sanjana Murali², Hao Ding², Fope Adedeji³, Cathy Qin⁴, Johnes Obungoloch⁵, Tamir Sirkis⁶, Iris Asllani⁷, Ntobeko Ntusi⁸, Regina Mammen⁹, Udunna Anazodo¹⁰, and Thoralf Niendorf¹¹

¹School of Biomedical engineering and imaging sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ³School of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mbara University of Science and Technology, Mbara, Uganda, ⁶Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, NY, United States, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁹Department of Cardiology, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Chelmsford, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility, Berlin, Germany

Synopsis

Keywords: Low-Field MRI, MR Value, Accessible MRI; Affordable MRI; Sustainable MRIWhile innovations in MRI technology continue to advance healthcare in the global north, there is a persistent disparity in MRI access and research opportunities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Reasons for this longstanding disparity include technological, economic, geopolitical, and social factors. As awareness of the situation expands, concerted efforts are underway to address it by developing sustainable approaches designed with and for local communities. Here, we provide a framework of such approaches by tackling different aspects of MRI development and access in LMICs.

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