GE unveils MR flagships at 1.5T and 3T

December 1, 2008 GE unveils MR flagships at 1.5T and 3T By Greg Freiherrr The 1.5T Discovery MR450 has joined the GE Healthcare portfolio armed with real-time cardiac imaging, multicontrast abdominal imaging in a single acquisition, and ultra high resolution musculoskeletal scanning at high patient throughput. The company also showcased its 3T Discovery MR750, shown initially last spring at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting. The FDA-cleared scanners bear GE's new "Discovery" moniker, indicating premium performance. The short-bore superconducting 1.5T magnet onboard the MR450 provides high homogeneity even when imaging with a large or off-center field-of-view. A newly designed digital receiver extends the dynamic range by four times compared with other 1.5T products from GE. Its onboard optical data architecture is isolated from external noise to boost the signal-to-noise ratio by up to 27% over conventional nonoptical receivers.

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