Winchester Hospital To Unveil First Onsite MRI

Winchester MA

18 February, 2020

4:21 PM

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WINCHESTER, MA — Winchester Hospital will reveal some brand new tech on Wednesday. The hospital received a new MRI machine — the first onsite MRI the hospital. A ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Wednesday. The state-of-the-art 1.5T GE Artist is a 70 cm open MRI, and is considered to be the gold standard for imaging. The machine comes fully equipped with new, innovative features including: MAVRIC software that allows imaging for patients with implants with no reduction in image quality. As more patients are receiving joint replacements, this is a terrific solution to improve medical care that they need. Fast brain protocol that shortens the length of the scan, while getting the same high quality images. This is beneficial for stroke patients and those with claustrophobia.A wider and more comfortable table design that sits lower to the ground, allowing for feet-first or head-first imaging. This features memory foam surfacing and easier access for patient positioning.The open 70cm of headroom is the most comfortable patient experience without compromising imaging quality. 1.5T imaging is preferred by radiologists.