Low Field MRI

Current MRI technology is expensive and complex, requiring complex infrastructure like shielded rooms, high power demands and vibration free foundations. This inhibits the widespread screening for early diagnosis of diseases.

SQUID magnetometers can be used to build an MRI machine that is able to perform measurements while requiring much weaker magnetic fields (<10 mT). Such a device can be significantly cheaper, does not require a shielded room, is portable and works from a standard outlet.

Many serious diseases can be efficiently cured when diagnosed early and treated with image-guided therapies with today's MRI technology. A cheaper and more accessible MRI device can enable the global scale-up of such diagnoses and treatments, drastically improving treatment efficiency and outcome.