Philips brings Ingenia MRI, Ambient Experience to VA

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aug 15, 2016

Philips Healthcare will deliver its Ingenia 1.5-tesla MRI scanner with in-bore Ambient Experience technology to Alexandria Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Louisiana.

The vendor said the center's facility in Pineville will be the first VA site to implement the Ingenia MRI system with Ambient Experience, which is designed to soothe patients using imagery, sound, and light.

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