The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Magnetom Amira 1.5-tesla MRI unit.
Magnetom Amira features technology that conserves power when the device is in standby mode, as well as DotGo, Siemens' latest generation of MRI exam software. It also includes the company's syngo MR E11 software, and facilities can exchange coils between current 1.5-tesla systems, if needed.
Magnetom Amira is intended for radiology practices and small- to medium-sized hospitals, the company said.