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 1 Dec 2003 ― Siemens Medical Solutions announced the first installation of the MAGNETOM Avanto, its newest 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance (MR) system, and the first product to incorporate Siemens revolutionary Total imaging matrix (Tim™) technology, at New York University (NYU) Medical Center. Tim is the first whole body surface coil design to seamlessly combine up to 76 coil elements and 32 RF channels [76x32]. “The MAGNETOM Avanto symbolizes a new era of MR image quality, enabling high resolution full-body images in a shorter acquisition time,” said Heinrich Kolem, president of the MR Division of Siemens Medical Solutions. “The new Tim technology makes Siemens again the industry leader in innovation and evidences the company’s commitment to advancing clinical applications and workflow improvements, providing solutions to our customers’ daily problems.” The MAGNETOM Avanto offers seamless metastasis evaluation, whole CNS imaging and visualization of vascular diseases. It also features Siemens unique iPAT (integrated Parallel Acquisition Technique) that provides fast image acquisition with parallel imaging in all dimensions, including head to toe, front to back, and side to side. Phoenix™ software allows clinicians to transfer protocol for medical images from a CD, making it possible to initiate a scan directly from the image. Additionally, the system features AudioComfort, reducing acoustical noise by up to 97 percent. “The Avanto is going to greatly impact our ability to diagnose and treat patients in a more timely and comfortable manner,” said Dr. Vivian Lee, associate professor and vice-chair of research in the Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center. “Because we won’t have to change coils on the patients, we can obtain accurate full-body examinations more quickly, and with less hassle and stress to our patients. The studies will be more comfortable for patients in several ways. For example, this technology allows feet-first examinations, which greatly decrease anxiety for patients who are uncomfortable in small spaces, and the new design system will mean a much quieter examination, which will be wonderful for everyone involved!” The MAGNETOM Avanto is the first Siemens MR system to fully incorporate Tim, the first whole body surface coil concept and RF technology that will open the door to advanced clinical applications. Tim allows the user to select exams, not coils, and provides the highest acquisition speed without image artifacts or restrictions in coverage, giving radiologists the opportunity to conduct advanced applications, such as metastasis evaluation. The Tim Application Suite includes a comprehensive set of clinical applications, including Neuro, Angio, Cardiac, Body, Oncology, Orthopedic, and Pediatric. These suites are optimized for Tim and contained in the basic configuration of any Tim system. Siemens MAGNETOM Symphony, Sonata and Trio are also upgradeable* to include Tim technology. Tim technology features a maximum of 76 seamlessly integrated coil elements, with up to 32 RF channels [76x32]. The coils are light-weight and comfortable for the patient, e.g. the Body Matrix coil weighs less than two pounds. Image quality is increased by up to 100 percent signal-to-noise ratio. The Avanto’s Tim technology means that patient repositioning and manual coil changes are virtually eliminated during exams, enabling full body imaging in a single exam.
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