Conducting Research with Highly Portable MRI in Community Settings: A Practical Guide to Navigating Ethical Issues and ELSI Checklist

2024/01/01 by Francis X. Shen, Susan M. Wolf, Frances Lawrenz +13 · 1 voice
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications #Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education #Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/jme.2024.162

openalex publication_date 2024/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Highly portable and accessible MRI technology will allow researchers to conduct field-based MRI research in community settings. Previous guidance for researchers working with fixed MRI does not address the novel ethical, legal, and societal issues (ELSI) of portable MRI (pMRI). Our interdisciplinary Working Group (WG) previously identified 15 core ELSI challenges associated with pMRI research and recommended solutions. In this article, we distill those detailed recommendations into a Portable MRI Research ELSI Checklist that offers practical operational guidance for researchers contemplating using this technology.

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