Comment on electromagnetic noise cancellation in low-field MRI systems (arXiv:2509.05955v1, 2406.17804v3, 2210.06730v2, and related works)

TL;DR

This paper critically discusses recent EMI mitigation strategies in low-field MRI, highlighting limitations of external sensing coil methods compared to hardware-based solutions.

Contribution

It provides a critical analysis of recent EMI noise cancellation approaches, emphasizing their limitations under realistic conditions.

Findings

External sensing coil methods leave residual signal contamination.

Hardware-based pre-elimination outperforms external sensing in realistic scenarios.

Recent approaches may not fully eliminate EMI in low-field MRI.

Abstract

In this Comment, we discuss recent approaches to electromagnetic interference (EMI) mitigation in low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LF-MRI), as presented in arXiv preprints 2509.05955v1, 2406.17804v3, or 2210.06730v2. These and other works explore noise cancellation strategies based on external sensing coils for post-elimination of EMI. We argue that, under realistic conditions, such approaches lead to residual signal contamination that necessarily exceed that obtained with optimal hardware-based pre-elimination.