Titan MRI at SDMI: An Imager for Breast & Body
When Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging (SDMI), Las Vegas, Nev., installed the Vantage Titan™ MRI system from Toshiba America Medical Systems (Tustin, Calif.) a few months ago, founder Mark Winkler, MD, was particularly looking forward to adding high-resolution breast MRI to SDMI’s capabilities. The addition of Toshiba’s Radiance Plus breast-imaging coil, available on both Vantage Atlas and Vantage Titan systems, meant SDMI could perform high-resolution breast imaging without needing a dedicated breast MRI unit.
SDMI selected the Vantage Titan MRI, a 1.5T system, because, in Winkler’s words, “It’s short, wide, and quiet.” The system features a 71-cm patient aperture and a field of view of 55 by 55 by 50 cm; it also includes Toshiba’s patented PianissimoTM technology, which helps to limit MRI acoustic noise. Winkler says the Vantage Titan is “more open than what is considered a conventional open system.”
The wide bore enables the Titan system to accommodate more patients while leaving ample space for the Radiance coil. “It helps make the experience nicer because it’s wider, it’s more open, and we can physically accommodate larger patients,” Winkler says. “The very short and wide bore (as well as the quietness of the system) makes it very patient friendly.”
The versatility and high image quality of the Vantage Titan have inspired SDMI to install the system in multiple facilities. “We are getting a new Titan next month and upgrading two systems to Titans, so we’ll have four within six months,” he says. “At that point, most of our breast MRI will be done on a Titan. It’s equivalent to a dedicated breast MRI, but it’s also a great open whole-body system.”
Tags: Breast Imaging, MRI
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