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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol2026;47(1):208-214.January 5, 2026Journal Article
Suggested Parameters for Clinical Infant Brain Imaging Using an Ultra-Low-Field Portable MRI System.
Seyedeh Zahra Tara1, Nathan S Artz1,2, Amie L Robinson1, Maura E Sien1, Neil J Mardis1,2, Timothy P Zinkus1,2, Hayden W Head1,2, Jason F Tobler1,2, Quin Lu3, Megan E Poorman3, Rafael O'Halloran3, Sherwin S Chan4,2
1From the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology (S.Z.T., N.S.A., A.L.R., M.E.S., N.J.M., T.P.Z., H.W.H., J.F.T., S.S.C.), Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
2Department of Radiology (N.S.A., N.J.M., T.P.Z., H.W.H., J.F.T., S.S.C.), University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.
3Hyperfine Inc (Q.L., M.E.P., R.O.'H.), Guilford, Connecticut.
4From the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology (S.Z.T., N.S.A., A.L.R., M.E.S., N.J.M., T.P.Z., H.W.H., J.F.T., S.S.C.), Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri sschan@cmh.edu.
Abstract
Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can face barriers to access MRI of the brain including presence of assistive devices that are not MRI safe or conditional and staff resources needed to transport sick infants. An ultra-low-field (0.064T) portable MRI system has the ability to improve access by allowing infants to be scanned directly in the NICU eliminating the need to transport in…
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