Portable ultra-low-field MRI in acute stroke care: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Neuroimaging is a prerequisite for treatment of stroke patients, but it is not available all over the globe. Portable ultra-low field (pULF) MRI has the potential to improve access to neuroimaging and thus stroke care worldwide. In a pilot study, we were the first to utilise pULF-MRI in a European tertiary stroke centre and to evaluate its diagnostic value compared to high-field (HF) MRI.

Patients and methods

Consecutive patients admitted for suspected ischaemic stroke underwent pULF-MRI using the 0.064 Tesla Swoop^® portable MR imaging system in addition to standard imaging. HF-MRI and pULF-MRI scans were blindly assessed to compare the diagnostic accuracy and imaging-based therapeutic decisions based on pULF-MRI to HF-MRI.

Results

Seventeen pa

SUBMITTER: von Danwitz NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12170540 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature