Philips Medical Systems has installed its first XMR, a new system that combines a 1.5-tesla Intera I/T MR scanner with an Integris vascular angiography system in the same room. The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is the first customer for XMR.
Philips has installed the two system components in different bays within the same room. If desired, users can close a lead- and copper-shielded sliding door to separate the bays, allowing for independent use of the two imaging components, according to the Bothell, WA-based vendor.
For combined use of the scanners, a floating patient table enables doctors to slide a patient between the two machines without lifting the patient, according to Philips. Ceiling-suspended displays next to the system allow for viewing of image data from both systems.
Clinical applications for XMR include the diagnosis and treatment of stroke, cardiac interventions, and other interventional procedures that would accumulate high levels of x-ray dose if performed solely with an x-ray-based system, according to Philips.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersNovember 16, 2001
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