From the September 2022 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


“This is really impacting millions of customers out there, potentially,” Panagiotelis said.

GE also released a new system called the SIGNA Prime, an entry-level 1.5T scanner with a 60-centimeter bore, designed with a workflow ideal for technologists who are new MR users.


“We wanted to create a system where the learning curve to use and operate it can be pared down to a matter of hours,” added Panagiotelis.

The company recently unveiled a new application called oZTEo that enables MR imaging of bones that’s comparable to CT, for patients who shouldn’t be exposed to radiation.

Fujifilm
At last year’s RSNA, FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation unveiled the Velocity, a 1.2T high-field open scanner. The system is designed for general MRI studies for all patients, and offers a high-performance alternative for claustrophobic, anxious, bariatric, geriatric and pediatric patients.

The scanner has the ability to use integrated coils with double the RF channels, including a new blanket coil, that can be left on the table, said Shawn Etheridge, executive director of CT and MR marketing for FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation.

“That is a tremendous workflow advantage,” Etheridge said.

The Velocity also comes with the IP-RAPID iterative reconstruction technology; AI-based image enhancement that allows for reduced scan time by up to 40% depending on the application.

“It gives people another degree of freedom in terms of optimizing scan time and image quality,” Etheridge said.

ScanMed
ScanMed will soon be listed as Siemens Healthineers Authorized Coil Manufacturers and will appear on their MAGNETOM Local Coil Program (MLCP) website. The goal of the website is to inform both Siemens customers and sales force which third-party coil providers are part of the program as well as to inform about the program details.

ScanMed’s Coil solutions for prostate and pelvis, as well as pediatric brain and body/spine MR imaging at 1.5T and 3T will be listed.

ScanMed’s pediatric brain coils come in three different sizes, which allows for the 16 antenna elements to be closer to the patient’s anatomy, leading to better performance.

ScanMed’s prostate/pelvic PROCURE coils are certified by Siemens on all of their 1.5T systems, will soon be certified on their 3T systems, and will be available in the company’s online and mailed catalogs of MR scanners and accessories.

The company also recently finished the second clinical study of the ProstatID software from its sister company Bot Image Inc., which uses AI to assist radiologists in prostate cancer detection through MR. Both studies showed statistical improvement of reader performance in prostate cancer detection and diagnosis, said Randy Jones, chief executive officer of Scanmed and Bot Image.

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