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Advantages of low field imaging are the small-sized 5 Gauss fringe field and therefore the less static magnetic field exposure for the surrounding area, as well as less contraindications causing lower risks for the MRI safety by implemented metal and magnetic devices and equipment.
Low field systems are sometimes for restricted use, e.g. dedicated extremity scanner or open MRI devices. Open MRI devices equipped with permanent magnets are well-suited for MR guided interventions because these machines combine the lower magnetic fields of this type of magnets and the better patient access of open MRI scanner.
In some cases, the contrast of different tissues is better at lower field strength, depending on their T1 or T2 relaxation times. The disadvantage of the lower signal to noise ratio are a poor resolution and a longer scan time for a good image quality.

See also Claustrophobia, Contraindications and MRI Safety.

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Improving portable low-field MRI image quality through image-to-image translation using paired low- and high-field images
Friday, 1 December 2023   by www.nature.com    
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Safety of Bedside Portable Low-Field Brain MRI in ECMO Patients Supported on Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Friday, 18 November 2022   by www.mdpi.com    
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba develop a portable MRI system specifically for identifying wrist cartilage damage among athletes, providing a convenient means of early detection and treatment of injuries
Tuesday, 26 April 2022   by www.tsukuba.ac.jp    
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
Friday, 11 February 2022   by www.sciencedaily.com    
A low-cost and shielding-free ultra-low-field brain MRI scanner
Tuesday, 14 December 2021   by www.nature.com    
Portable MRI provides life-saving information to doctors treating strokes
Thursday, 5 August 2021   by news.yale.edu    
Synaptive Evry, an MRI for Any Space, Cleared by FDA
Thursday, 30 April 2020   by www.medgadget.com    
World's First Portable MRI Cleared by FDA
Monday, 17 February 2020   by www.medgadget.com    
Introducing a point-of-care MRI system
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   by healthcare-in-europe.com    
Opportunities in Interventional and Diagnostic Imaging by Using High-performance Low-Field-Strength MRI
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   by pubs.rsna.org    
Portable 'battlefield MRI' comes out of the lab
Thursday, 30 April 2015   by physicsworld.com    
Portable MRI could aid wounded soldiers and children in the third world
Thursday, 23 April 2015   by phys.org    
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(BW) Bandwidth is a measure of frequency range, the range between the highest and lowest frequency allowed in the signal. For analog signals, which can be mathematically viewed as a function of time, bandwidth is the width, measured in Hertz of a frequency range in which the signal's Fourier transform is nonzero.
The receiver (or acquisition) bandwidth (rBW) is the range of frequencies accepted by the receiver to sample the MR signal. The receiver bandwidth is changeable (see also acronyms for 'bandwidth' from different manufacturers) and has a direct relationship to the signal to noise ratio (SNR) (SNR = 1/squareroot (rBW). The bandwidth depends on the readout (or frequency encoding) gradient strength and the data sampling rate (or dwell time).
Bandwidth is defined by BW = Sampling Rate/Number of Samples.
A smaller bandwidth improves SNR, but can cause spatial distortions, also increases the chemical shift. A larger bandwidth reduces SNR (more noise from the outskirts of the spectrum), but allows faster imaging.
The transmit bandwidth refers to the RF excitation pulse required for slice selection in a pulse sequence. The slice thickness is proportional to the bandwidth of the RF pulse (and inversely proportional to the applied gradient strength). Lowering the pulse bandwidth can reduce the slice thickness.
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A higher bandwidth is used for the reduction of chemical shift artifacts (lower bandwidth - more chemical shift - longer dwell time - but better signal to noise ratio). Narrow receive bandwidths accentuate this water fat shift by assigning a smaller number of frequencies across the MRI image. This effect is much more significant on higher field strengths. At 1.5 T, fat and water precess 220 Hz apart, which results in a higher shift than in Low Field MRI.
Lower bandwidth (measured in Hz) = higher water fat shift (measured in pixel shift).

See also Aliasing, Aliasing Artifact, Frequency Encoding, and Chemical Shift Artifact.
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Automated Quality Assurance for Magnetic Resonance Image with Extensions to Diffusion Tensor Imaging(.pdf)
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A Real-Time Navigator Approach to Compensating for Motion Artifacts in Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography
   by www.cs.nyu.edu    
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www.gehealthcare.com/usen/mr/cscan/index.html Manufactured by Esaote S.p.A.; compact in-office MRI system, fits in a 90 ft2 (8.4 m2) space and requires no shielding or special power. This low field MRI magnet is optimized for orthopedic use and imaging of the extremities.
The C-SCAN™ is developed from the ARTOSCAN™ - M with a new computer platform, and is also known as Artoscan C.
Esaote North America and Hologic Inc. are the U.S. distributors of this MRI device.
Device Information and Specification
CLINICAL APPLICATION
Dedicated extremity
CONFIGURATION
Closed
Linear and dual phased array, knee, ankle, wrist (6 total) coils
PULSE SEQUENCES
SE, GE, IR, STIR, FSE, 3D CE, GE-STIR, 3D GE, ME, TME, HSE
IMAGING MODES
Single, multislice, volume study, fast scan, multi slab
TR
12 - 5,000 msec
TE
5 - 220 msec
SINGLE SLICE
0.8 sec/image
MULTISLICE
0.8 sec/image
FOV
10 - 20 cm
2D: 2 mm - 10 mm;
3D: 0.6 mm - 10 mm
512 x 512
MEASURING MATRIX
256 x 256 maximum
PIXEL INTENSITY
4,096 gray lvls, 256 lvls in 3D
MAGNET TYPE
Permanent
BORE DIAMETER
or W x H
33.6 x 16 cm
MAGNET WEIGHT
960 kg
H*W*D
124 x 76 x 60 cm
POWER REQUIREMENTS
100/110/200/220/230/240
STRENGTH
10 mT/m
5-GAUSS FRINGE FIELD, radial/axial
28 cm/60 cm
Passive
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Imaging of the ExtremitiesMRI Resource Directory:
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Knee and shoulder MRI exams are the most commonly requested musculoskeletal MRI scans. Other MR imaging of the extremities includes hips, ankles, elbows, and wrists. Orthopedic imaging requires very high spatial resolution for reliable small structure definition and therefore places extremely high demands on SNR.
Exact presentation of joint pathology expects robust and reliable fat suppression, often under difficult conditions like off-center FOV, imaging at the edge of the field homogeneity or in regions with complex magnetic susceptibility.
MR examinations can evaluate meniscal dislocations, muscle fiber tears, tendon disruptions, tendinitis, and diagnose bone tumors and soft tissue masses. MR can also demonstrate acute fractures that are radiographically impossible to see. Evaluation of articular cartilage for traumatic injury or assessment of degenerative disease represents an imaging challenge, which can be overcome by high field MRI applications. Currently, fat-suppressed 3D spoiled gradient echo sequences and density weighted fast spin echo sequences are the gold-standard techniques used to assess articular cartilage.
Open MRI procedures allow the kinematic imaging of joints, which provides added value to any musculoskeletal MRI practice. This technique demonstrates the actual functional impingements or positional subluxations of joints. In knee MRI examinations, the kinematical patellar study can show patellofemoral joint abnormalities.

See also Open MRI, Knee MRI, Low Field MRI.
 
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Radiology-tip.comradJoint Scintigraphy,  Arthrography
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Further Reading:
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Musculoskeletal MRI at 3.0 T: Relaxation Times and Image Contrast
Sunday, 1 August 2004   by www.ajronline.org    
Optimizing Musculoskeletal MR
   by rad.usuhs.mil    
VALUE OF 3D T1W & STIR MRI SEQUENCES IN DIAGNOSING EROSIONS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
   by www.bocaradiology.com    
Comparison of New Methods for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Articular Cartilage(.pdf)
2002
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MRI of Hand, Foot May Predict RA in Undifferentiated Arthritis
Monday, 24 January 2022   by consumer.healthday.com    
MRI-Detected Erosions of the Small Joints Not Predictive of Later Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tuesday, 7 July 2020   by www.rheumatologyadvisor.com    
MRI Superior to Radiography in Capturing Joint Changes That Signal Future Bleeds, Study Says
Friday, 7 February 2020   by hemophilianewstoday.com    
3D 'bone maps' could spot early signs of osteoporosis
Monday, 27 February 2017   by www.gmanetwork.com    
Is magnetic resonance imaging necessary in isolated greater trochanter fracture? A systemic review and pooled analysis
Thursday, 24 December 2015   by www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov    
Researcher uses MRI to measure joint's geometry and role in severe knee injury
Tuesday, 23 September 2014   by medicalxpress.com    
MRI technique allows study of wrist in motion
Monday, 6 January 2014   by www.healthimaging.com    
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Intera 0.5TPanorama 0.2InfoSheet: - Devices -
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www.medical.philips.com/de/products/mri/products/ From Philips Medical Systems;
this low field MRI system of the Intera-family is onto diagnostic safety and flexibility aligned - cost effective and with high patient acceptance.
Device Information and Specification
CLINICAL APPLICATION
Whole body
CONFIGURATION
Short bore compact
Standard: head, body, C1, C3; Optional: Small joint, flex-E, flex-R, endocavitary (L and S), dual TMJ, knee, neck, T/L spine, breast; Optional phased array: Spine, pediatric, 3rd party connector, Flex-S-M-L, flex body, flex cardiac, neuro-vascular, head
SYNCHRONIZATION
ECG/peripheral: Optional/yes, respiratory gating
PULSE SEQUENCES
SE, Modified-SE (TSE), DAVE, STIR, FLAIR, SPIR, MTC, Dynamic, Keyhole, CLEAR, Q Flow, Balanced FFE, Multi Chunk 3D, Multi Stack 3D, FFE-EPI, SE-EPI, IR-EPI, GRASE, Diffusion Imaging, Perfusion Imaging;; Angiography: Inflow MRA, TONE, PCA, CE MRA
IMAGING MODES
Single Slice 2D , Multi Single Slice 2D, Multi Slice 2D, 3D, Multi Chunk 3D, Multi Stack 3D
TR
Min. 2.9 (Omni) msec
TE
Min. 1.0 (Omni) msec
SINGLE/MULTI SLICE
RapidView Recon. greater than 500 @ 256 Matrix
FOV
Max. 53 cm
0.1 mm (Omni)
128 x 128, 256 x 256,512 x 512,1024 x 1024
MEASURING MATRIX
Variable in 1% increments
PIXEL INTENSITY
Lum.: 120 cd/m2; contrast: 150:1
Variable (op. param. depend.)
60 x 60 cm
MAGNET WEIGHT
2500 kg
H*W*D
240 x 188 x 157 cm
POWER REQUIREMENTS
380/400 V
CRYOGEN USE
0.03 L/hr helium
STRENGTH
23 mT/m (Omni)
5-GAUSS FRINGE FIELD
2.1 m / 2.8 m
Passive and dynamic
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