GE healthymagination introduces the Optima* MR430s 1.5T, an advancement in MR imaging that provides extremely surprising benefits for everyone from patients and physicians to administrators and finance managers.
The Optima MR430s is an extreme leap forward in MR imaging because only the targeted anatomy needs to be inside the system.
This high performance dedicated extremity MR system is capable of imaging the foot, ankle, knee, hand and elbow. Its innovative design makes this technology surprisingly more patient-friendly than traditional MR systems, with patients feeling on average four times more comfortable 1 . Because only the body part being scanned goes into the small magnet, every patient – including the elderly, larger patients and those with claustrophobia – can enjoy a greater level of comfort with the same high quality results.
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Extremely compact. Surprisingly powerful. The Optima
MR430s is a small, efficient MR system, but don’t let its size fool you — a 1.5T magnet provides radiologists with the high quality images they demand.
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Extremely comfortable. Surprisingly clear. With its innovative design, the Optima MR430s offers an improved
MR experience for patients who can now sit comfortably during their scan, which helps produce clearer images so their doctor can make an optimal diagnosis.
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Extremely valuable. Surprisingly affordable. As an addition to a busy radiology department, the Optima MR430s can relieve patient backlogs to boost department throughput — offering healthcare providers a smart investment at a low total cost-of-ownership.
“Greater patient comfort with uncompromised image quality is at the heart of the design of this system. By making MR accessible to more patients and providing imaging that’s both advanced and cost-effective, the Optima
MR430s provides a remarkably improved experience for patients.”
- Jim Davis, vice president and general manager for GE Healthcare’s Magnetic
Resonance Imaging business
What makes Optima MR430s 1.5T different?
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Access. Smaller & more affordable for healthcare providers than a full-body 1.5T MR system without sacrificing performance. Fits sites with insufficient floor space for full size MR systems.
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Quality. Studies show that on average patients feel four times more comfortable. These considerable differences in patient comfort, patient confinement and immobilization significantly improve the patient’s experience.
According to Radiology: Volume 251: Number 3—June 2009 Study measured relative comfort between conventional 1.5T system and 1.0T extremity scanner. “Four times more comfortable” as measured by confinement and immobilization.
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Media Contact: Stacey Tank, GE Corporate, Manager Communications. 203 373 2727, stacey.tank@ge.com
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According to Radiology: Volume 251: Number 3—June 2009 Study measured relative comfort between conventional 1.5T system and 1.0T extremity scanner. “Four times more comfortable” as measured by confinement and immobilization.
*Trademark of General Electric Company