A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United Kingdom
Aims: The national emphasis on improving rates and timeliness of dementia diagnosis is dependent on accessibility of investigative tools. Through locally accessible, point-of-care brain scans, LFMRI has the potential to improve the experience of dementia assessment pathways and time to diagnosis, an...
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| description | Aims: The national emphasis on improving rates and timeliness of dementia diagnosis is dependent on accessibility of investigative tools. Through locally accessible, point-of-care brain scans, LFMRI has the potential to improve the experience of dementia assessment pathways and time to diagnosis, and to reduce inequalities in access to dementia assessment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8b9918398424ec99fb5ad5ad82e8fe92025-08-20T03:32:54ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S63S6410.1192/bjo.2025.10216A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United KingdomRachel Rice0Ursula Shepherd1Lisa Dikomitis2Jamie Harper3Joanne Rodda4KMPT, Kent, United KingdomKMMS, Canterbury, United KingdomKMMS, Canterbury, United KingdomKMPT, Kent, United KingdomKMPT, Kent, United Kingdom KMMS, Canterbury, United KingdomAims: The national emphasis on improving rates and timeliness of dementia diagnosis is dependent on accessibility of investigative tools. Through locally accessible, point-of-care brain scans, LFMRI has the potential to improve the experience of dementia assessment pathways and time to diagnosis, and to reduce inequalities in access to dementia assessment.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425102160/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Rachel Rice Ursula Shepherd Lisa Dikomitis Jamie Harper Joanne Rodda A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United Kingdom BJPsych Open |
| title | A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United Kingdom |
| title_full | A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United Kingdom |
| title_fullStr | A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United Kingdom |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United Kingdom |
| title_short | A Qualitative Study to Explore Perspectives Regarding the Use of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LFMRI) Scanners, Within Dementia Diagnosis Pathways in the United Kingdom |
| title_sort | qualitative study to explore perspectives regarding the use of low field magnetic resonance imaging lfmri scanners within dementia diagnosis pathways in the united kingdom |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425102160/type/journal_article |
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