GE Healthcare Introduces Signa® Magnetic Resonance System

GE Healthcare has introduced a new scanner, 3.0T Magnetic Resonance (MR). Signa® MR750 3.0T was first launched at the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine in May this year. Equipped with Thermal Management System, MR750 3.0T allows a routine liver examination in 15 minutes and a full breast checkup in two sequences.

MR750 features RF Transmit system that increases scanning efficiency by 17 per cent. It also includes GE-exclusive Optical RF Technology that adds 27 per cent higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by reducing electrical noise and increasing the signal detection.

GE Healthcare's Signa MR750 features ARCT, a newly developed parallel imaging technique for Cartesian imaging. MR 750 also features new operational efficient advanced applications, including:

LAVA-IDEALT: a dual-echo acquisition technique that raises the bar on existing sequences to provide consistent, detailed, three-dimensional abdominal images in one breath-hold. By allowing the user to select the output image types- in-phase, opposed-phase, water and fat- the technique has the ability to produce four image contrasts with one scan. With this application, clinicians can a complete liver exam in 15 minutes

VIBRANT-IDEALT: an application that allows fat-free breast imaging with high spatio-temporal resolution. It catches the shortest in- and out-phase echoes to keep scan times comparable to single echo acquisitions even though twice the of data amount is collected

PROPELLER 2.0T: enables strong performance in all neuro imaging planes with implementation of the No Phase Wrap (NPW) technique. NPW allows virtually ghost-artifact-free, motion-immune scans in sagittal, coronal, axial and oblique planes.

Simplification of user interface, patient experience and automated acquisition and processing the system also includes operational efficiencies such as the newly designed detachable patient table and the first ever in-room operator console. The Signa MR750 features automated achievement based on the concept of touch and go protocols. The aspect of the system allows for more focussed attention on the patient and consistent protocols and processing across operating technicians. Together, these features reduce setup time in the scanner room by up to 71 percent and additionally, the newly designed user interface reduces the number of steps by as much as 68 percent.