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ArticleThe veterinary quarterly2026

Evaluation of a 0.05 T low-field MRI system for canine brain imaging via comparison with images acquired at 1.5 T field strength: a pilot cadaver study.

Elisabeth Maria Burgers, Samantha Miles, Stefanie Veraa, Thomas O'Reilly, Ruben van den Broek, Chloé Najac, Beatrice Lena, Andrew Webb

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Article in The veterinary quarterly, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elisabeth Maria BurgersDivision of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Samantha MilesDivision of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Stefanie VeraaDivision of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Thomas O'ReillyC.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Ruben van den BroekC.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Chloé NajacC.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Beatrice LenaC.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Andrew WebbC.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems continue to grow in number in veterinary and human medicine with higher field strength magnets increasingly available; however, the associated high costs have created healthcare inequities. This technical feasibility study aimed to evaluate a low-cost, portable, and permanent magnet-based 0.05 T low-field system (LF), originally designed for human neuroimaging, for assessing the canine brain. By using 23 canine cadavers, a scanning protocol was developed, consisting of transverse T1-weighted (T1w) and T2-weighted (T2w) sequences, and compared to a 1.5 T (HF) protocol for the visibility of 22 anatomical features. For the purpose of hydrocephalus evaluation, the LF system showed non-inferior detection of the lateral ventricles (LV) and mesencephalic aqueduct on T2w sequences with >90% conditional probability for detecting these features on the LF, given they were present on the HF. For T1w sequences, the LF system had inconclusive non-inferiority for detection of LV with 76.6% conditional probability. In summary, a canine brain scanning protocol was successfully developed for a 0.05 T MRI with preliminary evaluation suggestive that this device can aid with the detection of hydrocephalus. Future

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BrainMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingAnimalsCadaverDogsFeasibility StudiesHydrocephalusPilot ProjectsCanine neuroimagingHalbach arrayhydrocephalusimage contrastlow field magnetic resonance imagingone healthpermanent magnetssustainable imaging

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PMID42730678
PMCPMC13573525

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