Expert Stakeholder Perspectives on Emerging Technology for Neuroimaging Research with Highly Portable MRI: The Need for Guidance on Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues

J Law Med Ethics. 2024;52(4):786-804. doi: 10.1017/jme.2024.160. Epub 2025 Jan 31.

Abstract

Portable MRI (pMRI) technology, which promises to transform brain imaging research by facilitating scanning in new geographic areas and the participation of new, diverse populations, raises many ethical, legal, and societal issues (ELSI). To understand this emerging pMRI ELSI landscape, we surveyed expert stakeholder views on ELSI challenges and solutions associated with pMRI research.

Keywords: ELSI; Expert Stakeholder Opinions; Neuroethics; Neuroimaging; Portable MRI Research; Research Ethics.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / ethics
  • Neuroimaging* / ethics
  • Stakeholder Participation
  • Surveys and Questionnaires