MRI System Provides Greater Scanning Speed with Fewer Retakes

A new 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, which has been made available for the first time in Europe, enhances image quality, provides up to 40% greater scanning speed, and helps ensure fewer retakes through increased image uniformity.

At the 2009 European Congress of Radiology, held in Vienna, Austria in March, Philips Healthcare (Best, The Netherlands) presented its Achieva 3.0T TX MRI system. Capturing the correct information on the first scan in a shorter amount of time provides more convenience to the patient and increases patient throughput potential for healthcare providers. Moreover, the new scanner provides consistent results across a wide range of clinical applications and patient sizes.

In the past, 3.0T imaging has been challenging for specific clinical procedures due to dielectric shading effects and local specific absorption rates (SAR). Philips' new, proprietary, MultiTransmit technology addresses these issues at the source with multiple radiofrequency (RF) transmission signals that automatically adapt to each patient's unique anatomy. As a result, the new Philips MRI scanner offers excellent diagnostic images for even the most demanding high field applications such as breast and liver imaging.

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