Sustainable but Affordable NMR Spectroscopy and MRI Technological Solutions

Dear Colleagues,

Ever since the introduction of MRI and NMR spectroscopy to the clinics, they have had profound impact on the diagnosis, management and monitoring of various conditions. MRI is a mainstay of diagnostic imaging and evaluation of various neurovascular, oncological, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular diseases. Despite this essential role, it is estimated that 66% of the world lacks access to MRI. The effect of unavailability of this important piece of equipment is felt mostly in low-and middle-income countries. Furthermore, there is also disparity of access (for instance, rural versus urban) in high-income economies.

Beyond the issue of accessibility and health inequality, there is an urgent need to embed environmental sustainability ethos into the design, deployment and use of these technologies. There is a desire to come up with energy-efficient machines with minimal need for cryogenic gases. This is an area of active research, but more can still be done. The desirable MRI device should be one that is affordable but with a reduced carbon footprint without compromising image quality.

In this Special Issue, we invite colleagues to submit original research and review articles that will fit one of the following categories:

• Sustainable NMR and MRI technological solutions that could make this technology more environmentally friendly with a reduced carbon footprint. This could, for instance, cover advances in energy-efficient magnets, coils, gradients, amplifiers, etc.
• Advances in disease-specific (e.g., neuro, cardiac, cancer) or anatomical body region NMR and MR technology that could make it more accessible to wider population both in low- and high-income economies.
• Any lessons that could be learned from other sectors or disciplines that could make the design, manufacture, installation and use of MR systems greener and sustainable.
• Ideas or suggested solutions on how to bring NMR-based (pre)-clinical research closer to academics in developing economies.

Dr. Sola Adeleke
Prof. Dr. Yi Zhang
Dr. Olukayode Aremu
Guest Editors

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• NMR spectroscopy
• MRI
• sustainable
• reduced carbon footprint
• health inequality
• global health
• imaging poverty
• greener technologies