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Abstract #4673

MaRGA: a Graphical and Application Interface for the MaRCoS open-source console

José Miguel Algarín1,2, Teresa Guallart-Naval1,2, José Borreguero3, Fernando Galve1,2, and Joseba Alonso1,2
1i3M, CSIC, Valencia, Spain, 2Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain, 3Tesoro Imaging SL, Valencia, Spain

Synopsis

Keywords: Software Tools, Software Tools, Open-source, MaRCoS

Motivation: MaRCoS integrates hardware, firmware, and software for MRI scanner control, focusing on system reliability but overlooking user experience.

Goal(s): Develop MaRGA (MaRCoS Graphical Application), a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) for low-field MRI community, ensuring intuitive MaRCoS control and clinical environment compatibility.

Approach: Designed MaRGA with simplified panels and updated API, enabling features like DICOM image export, clinical protocol management, and streamlined image reconstructions.

Results: Tested MaRGA on 0.2 T and 72 mT scanners in lab and hospital settings, enhancing workflow efficiency and user satisfaction through customizable controls and improved overall experience.

Impact: The introduction of MaRGA, a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) for low-field MRI scanner control, enhances user experience and workflow efficiency with MaRCoS. MaRGA significantly improves the operation of low-field MRI scanners in both laboratory and clinical settings.

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