Abstract #5304
Scan With me (SWIM): Enhancing Dementia Imaging Through Training Of MRI Personnel in Low-and Middle-Income Countries.
Cristian Montalba1,2,3, Aduluwa Harrison4, Marina Fernandez Garcia5, Francis Botwe6, Abdul Nashirudeen Mumuni7, Oluwateniola Akinwale8, Jackline Wairimu Thairu9, Sekinat Zurakat-Aderibigbe10, Surendra Maharjan11, Adewale Adewo12, Karabo Mokoena13, Alexander Alfaro14, Gonzalo Flores15, Jennifer Mifatu16, Tchoyoson Lim17, Abderrazek Zeraii18, Fatade Abiodun19, Farouk Dako20, and Udunna Anazodo4,19,21
1Biomedical Imaging Center, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 2Instituto Milenio Intelligent Healthcare Engineering, Santiago, Chile, 3Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile., Santiago, Chile, 4Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory (MRILab), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain, 6Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre, University of Sussex, Sussex, United Kingdom, 7Department of Medical Imaging, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, 8Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United States, 9Sonar Imaging Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 10Department of Radiography, College of Medicine,, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 11Brain Health Imaging Institute, Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States, 12Diamed Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, 13Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, 14Hospital Clínica Bíblica, San Jose, Costa Rica, 15Hospital Nacional Rosales, San Salvador, El Salvador, 16Euracare Advanced Diagnostics and Heart Centre, Accra, Ghana, 17National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore, 18Biophysics department, Higher Institute of Medical Technologies of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, 19Crestview Radiology Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, 20Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 21Consortium for Advancement of MRI Education and Research in Africa (CAMERA), Lagos, Nigeria
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Motivation: Dementia is a growing burden in aging populations within LMICs, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where limited MRI access and neuroimaging training hinder effective diagnosis and treatment.
Goal(s): Train MRI radiographers in LMICs to develop optimized neuroimaging protocols, creating a network of skilled professionals who elevate brain imaging in clinical and research settings.
Approach: The program implements RAD-AID’s("Teach-Try-Use")method, guiding participants from basic to advanced brain imaging knowledge over seven weeks through foundational training, seminars, expert demonstrations, and capstone projects.
Results: A total of 96 participants from 18 countries gained hands-on brain imaging experience and developed their own optimized dementia protocols to produce high-quality images.
Impact: A sustainable training approach was implemented to provide expertise to MRI radiographers, enabling them to train their peers in resource-limited settings. Training outcomes were assessed through evaluations, and the high-quality images produced by participants.
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