Open‐source magnetic resonance imaging: Improving access, science, and education through global collaboration

NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 37, pp. e5052

Abstract

Open-source practices and resources in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have increased substantially in recent years. This trend started with software and data being published open-source and, more recently, open-source hardware designs have become increasingly available. These developments towards a culture of sharing and establishing nonexclusive global collaborations have already improved the reproducibility and reusability of code and designs, while providing a more inclusive approach, especially for low-income settings. Community-driven standardization and documentation efforts are further strengthening and expanding these milestones. The future of open-source MRI is bright and we have just started to discover its full collaborative potential. In this review we will give an overview of open-source software and open-source hardware projects in human MRI research.

Authors 8

1. Lukas Winter corresponding

   Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

   Affiliation as printed

   Physikalisch‐Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig and Berlin Germany

   Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig and Berlin, Germany

2. Joāo S. Periquito

   University of Sheffield

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease The University of Sheffield Sheffield UK

   Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease The University of Sheffield Sheffield UK

3. Christoph Kolbitsch

   Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

   Affiliation as printed

   Physikalisch‐Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig and Berlin Germany

   Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig and Berlin, Germany

4. Rubén Pellicer-Guridi
   Affiliation as printed

   Asociación de investigación MPC San Sebastián Spain

5. Rita G. Nunes

   University of Lisbon · Instituto Superior Técnico

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   Institute for Systems and Robotics and Department of Bioengineering Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal

6. Martin Häuer

   Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

   Affiliation as printed

   Open Source Ecology Germany e.V. (nonprofit) Berlin Germany

   Physikalisch‐Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig and Berlin Germany

   Open Source Ecology Germany e.V. (nonprofit), Berlin, Germany

   Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig and Berlin, Germany

7. Lionel Broche

   University of Aberdeen

   Affiliation as printed

   Biomedical Physics University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK

   Biomedical Physics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

8. Thomas O’Reilly Aachen

   Leiden University Medical Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Leiden The Netherlands

   Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands