University Medical Imaging offers you one of the finest high-definition 3.0T magnetic resonance systems in Rochester. The hardware and software advances with UMI's 3.0T MR system provide enhanced clinical and productivity advantages whith new technologies and applications. The 3.0T MR system delivers a comprehensive applications suite, providing optimal diagnostic capabilities for the assessment of anatomy, morphology, physiology and function.
Patient benefits
· Soothing atmosphere of the newly designed 3T exam room featuring virtual windows and skylight.
· Patient comfort and easier exam positions – features generous 60-cm patient opening.
· Reduced rescanning/redundant exams due to patient or organ motion
· Detachable table and dual-sided controls for efficiency and patient safety
· 16 channel HNS (Head, Neck & Spine) coil allows patients to be scanned without getting on and off the table to change coils for combination head and spine MRI exams.
· Inhance software allows for Brain and Renal MRA without the need for contrast.
Benefits of Signa HDxt 3.0T MR systems
· The highest clinical field strength available on the market today
· Double the field strength and signal of 1.5T MR systems – delivering higher resolution and the ability to see smaller structures
· The highest homogeneity and largest field of view of any compact 3.0T scanner, delivering enhanced clinical flexibility and easier, more comfortable patient positioning options
· Maximized signal-to-noise arms physicians with the exceptional speed necessary to image dynamic processes without compromises in image quality
· Alternative scanning techniques minimize artifacts in the most challenging studies
· Enhanced imaging techniques enable easier visualization of anomalies, resulting in more diagnostic confidence than ever before
· IDEAL software allows for reduced suceptibility artifact imaging for patients with metallic orthopedic hardware implants.
MRI Safety Warning- Artificail implants known to be safe for 1.5T MRI may not be safe for 3T. Please consult with our office to facilitate a safety review prior to patient scheduling.