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Advancing Portable Brain Imaging: The NextMRI Project's Role in Revolutionizing Diagnostic MRI

NCT07037966 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-09-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Mobile imaging diagnostic devices are extremely valuable for clinical diagnosis both inside and outside healthcare facilities. However, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-the gold standard for diagnosing many neurological and musculoskeletal conditions-is not easily portable. Moreover, due to its high cost (in the million-euro range) and limited availability, the average wait time in Europe for an MRI scan is from several weeks to months.

The NextMRI project aims to take the technical, industrial, and commercial steps required to deploy portable low-field MRI systems in remote and developing regions, rural areas, sporting events, military or medical camps, and home healthcare settings, improving diagnostic capabilities. The specific goals of the NextMRI project are:

1. Expand current low-field MRI technology to brain imaging.
2. Enhance diagnostic accuracy using machine learning.
3. Improve portability and usability for end users.
4. Reduce production costs for broader affordability.
5. Collect clinical evidence through trials to validate medical performance.
6. Develop a sustainable business model for market commercialization.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

MRI

Standard 3T MRI Scan

DEVICE

MRI

Low-field MRI scan using the NextMRI prototype

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Research Council, Spain

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-31
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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Diseases

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