Toshiba Medical is introducing a new 1.5-tesla version of its Vantage Titan MRI platform that features the latest edition of the company's noise-reduction technology, Pianissimo Zen.
Called Vantage Titan Zen Edition 1.5T, the new scanner is designed for enhanced quiet and patient comfort through Pianissimo Zen, an upgraded version of Pianissimo that Toshiba launched at the RSNA 2016 meeting.
The system also offers the following:
- Multi-echo T2* mapping with Toshiba's updated FFE2D mEcho sequence for quantification and analysis of myocardial iron overload
- T1 mapping that utilizes a modified look locker inversion (MOLLI) sequence to acquire a more quantitative characterization of myocardial tissue within a single breath-hold
- Phase-sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) in the heart for improved contrast in late-enhanced imaging; it also eliminates the need for calibration, allowing fewer breath-holds and greater patient comfort
- Automatic slice alignment with EasyTech, which standardizes workflow with automatic positioning
