Bringing MRI to Low- and Middle- Income Countries: Directions, Challenges and Potential Solutions

Abstract

The global disparity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a well-known problem but often under-reported with many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experiencing limited access to MRI. Reasons for limited access include technological, economic, and social factors. With these limitations in mind, we describe a framework of solutions to tackling different aspects of MRI development in low- and middle-income countries.