Research Program and Theme
- Program: Cancer Technology and Data Science
- Theme: Cancer Imaging
Research Focus
Cutting-edge MRI technology is ideal for research, but basic MRIs are too often inaccessible to people with medical needs. In fact, more than 70% of the world’s population has zero access to MRI. Even in high-income countries, there are enormous disparities in access to MRI facilities, particularly in rural areas. Webb and his team work to bring MRI to those underserved populations by designing smaller, low-field MRI systems that are cheaper and easier to set up. Webb’s lab integrates the principles of frugal engineering innovation into the engineering curriculum.