ReviewNeuron2020
Ethical Issues Posed by Field Research Using Highly Portable and Cloud-Enabled Neuroimaging.
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25 citing papers in PubMed.
- Building scalable neuroimaging programs across diverse human environments.Nature neuroscience · 2026Article
- Point-of-Care EEG for Non-Convulsive Seizure and Status Epilepticus: Advances, Limitations, and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Clinical translation of fluid, imaging, and digital biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Review
- Revolutionizing Brain Research Using Portable MRI in Field Settings: Public Perspectives on the Ethical and Legal Challenges.Neuroethics · 2025Article
- Scientists' perspectives on ethical issues in research with emerging portable neuroimaging technology: The need for guidance on ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI).NMR in biomedicine · 2024Article
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- Ethical issues in direct-to-consumer healthcare: A scoping review.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Conducting Research with Highly Portable MRI in Community Settings: A Practical Guide to Navigating Ethical Issues and ELSI Checklist.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2024Article
- The Realization of Portable MRI for Indigenous Communities in the USA and Canada.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2024Article
- Low-field MRI: A report on the 2022 ISMRM workshop.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2023Review
- Brain imaging with portable low-field MRI.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2023Article
- A comparative review on neuroethical issues in neuroscientific and neuroethical journals.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Should artificial intelligence be used in conjunction with Neuroimaging in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease?Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Review
- Low-field MRI: Clinical promise and challenges.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2023Review
- Perceptions and concerns of emergency medicine practitioners about artificial intelligence in emergency triage management during the pandemic: a national survey-based study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Value assessment of artificial intelligence in medical imaging: a scoping review.BMC medical imaging · 2022Article
- BMagnetic resonance in medicine · 2022Article
- Emerging ethical issues raised by highly portable MRI research in remote and resource-limited international settings.NeuroImage · 2021Article
- Short report on research trends during the COVID-19 pandemic and use of telehealth interventions and remote brain research in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2021Article
- Pre-operative imaging and post-operative appearance of standard paediatric neurosurgical approaches: a training guide for neuroradiologists.Translational pediatrics · 2021Review
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Abstract
Highly portable, cloud-enabled neuroimaging technologies will fundamentally change neuroimaging research. Instead of participants traveling to the scanner, the scanner will now come to them. Field-based brain imaging research, including populations underrepresented in neuroscience research to date, will enlarge and diversify databases and pave the way for clinical and direct-to-consumer (DTC) applications. Yet these technological developments urgently require analysis of their ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI). No consensus ethical frameworks for mobile neuroimaging exist, and existing policies for traditional MRI research are inadequate. Based on literature review and ethics analysis of neurotechnology development efforts, Shen et al. identify seven foundational, yet unresolved, ELSI issues posed by portable neuroimaging: (1) informed consent; (2) privacy; (3) capacity to accurately communicate neuroimaging results to remote participants; (4) extensive reliance on cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) for data analysis; (5) potential bias of interpretive algorithms in diverse populations; (6) return of research results and incidental (or secondary) findings to research participants; and (7) responding to participant requests for access to their data. The article proposes a path forward to address these urgent issues.
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