Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
This study will compare the time it takes to scan a patient in the emergency department with a portable MRI when compared to a conventional MRI. Participants will be randomized to receive a portable MRI plus standard of care (SOC) vs SOC. Investigators will look at time to beginning of scan for both.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female ≥ 18 years of age at presentation to Yale New Haven Hospital Adult ED * Order to receive conventional brain MRI imaging originating in the YNHH Adult ED Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of assent from treating physician for inclusion in this protocol. * Contraindications to 1.5T MRI evaluation, including: 1. Cardiac Pacemaker or defibrillator 2. Aneurysm clip 3. Implants or devices attached to the body in the chest or above, such as: 1. Nerve stimulator 2. Deep brain stimulator 3. Programmable shunt 4. Stent 5. Pain pump 6. Artificial extremity 4. Implants in the ears (hearing aid or cochlear implant 5. Any shrapnel, pellets, bullets, metallic fragments, or other metallic foreign body above the chest 6. Metallic joints, rods, screws, or other orthopedic implants in or above the chest 7. Braces, dentures, removable teeth, or dental expanders that cannot be removed. 8. Body piercings in or above the chest that cannot be removed. 9. MRI-incompatible Tracheos