Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Human Brain at the Bedside

Hyperfine, Inc. is a medical imaging company that created and markets an FDA-cleared portable MRI intended for brain imaging at the patient's bedside in a variety of clinical settings. The device can be wheeled directly to the patient's bedside, plugged into a standard electrical wall outlet, and can acquire critical images of a patient's brain without requiring transport within the hospital. This represents a breakthrough in accessibility for MRI. This is made possible by using advanced magnetic resonance acquisition techniques (including electromagnetic interference removal) and reconstruction algorithms (including deep learning). This talk will describe the design challenges and our solution to creating a physics-based system that can be used in real-world medical settings.