BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
Portable MRI (pMRI) has emerged as a cost-effective and accessible tool for the identification of white matter hyperintensities (WMH), an independent risk factor for stroke and dementia. Our objective was to confirm that pMRI can produce accurate WMH measurements and to develop and validate a risk model to predict WMH on pMRI for the purpose of identifying patients who may benefit from pMRI screening.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
The development (n = 143) and validation (n = 1…