Siemens Espree 1.5T MRI Mobile System

Espree magnet

1.5T actively shielded (5th generation AS technology)
Shortest 49” (1.25m) bore system length
Asymmetric front appearance and color offsets
70cm x 70cm inner bore diameter; CT-like in design and appearance EXCLUSIVE!
Un-obstructed bore, with lighting and ventilation
Patient table with 550 lbs weight capacity and lowers to a mere 19” from floor
Patented external interference shielding (E.I.S.) for on-the-fly correction of moving metal
Advanced 2nd order shim hardware, resulting in high homogeneity capabilities
10-year Helium cryogen transfill period potential
Choice of enclosure cover colors

33 mT/meter amplitude (per axis)
Slew Rate performance: 100 T/m/sec (per axis)
45cm x45cm x30cm imaging Field of View (30cm FoV in Z-axis direction only and can be >30cm)

Syngo Microsoft Windows XP operating platform and user interface
Dual 3.06 GHz (x2) CPU Intel Pentium-4 processors
1002 images per second FFT reconstruction rate (256x256, full k-space, full FoV)
3773 images per second FFT reconstruction rate for partial FoV
73 GB on-line disk storage for patient data (110,000 images @5122 , uncompressed)
Simultaneous background reconstruction for workflow optimization
CD-R Dicom re-writeable image storage
Color LCD thin flat screen 18” monitor
English keyboard and mouse
Operator console table and computer housing
Patient communication
DICOM 3.0 compliance: Storage, Send, Receive, Query/Retrieve, Archive, Print
DICOM 3.0 worklist for RIS/HIS integration
VPN high speed modem capability for remote diagnostics

Integrated Panoramic Array (IPA) with 10 coil ports for simultaneously connectivity
32x8 Exclusive Tim RF Matrix coil phased array technology
Digital RF with 8 high speed independent channels accepting up to 32 coil elements from multiple coils simultaneously
IPP stepping table for peripheral runoff examinations and multiple exams on same patient

12-channel Matrix phased array Head coil
4-channel Matrix phased array Neck coil
24-channel Matrix C/T/L spine coil
16-channel Matrix phased array Neuro-Vascular IPA array coil
12-channel Matrix phased array Body/Torso coil (6x2 elements-Anterior & Posterior)
CP-quadrature Extremity coil (knee/ankle/foot)
Phased array Shoulder coil
CP-quadrature Flex coils (small & large)

Advanced Angio package including: 2D/3D Time of Flight and Phase Contrast, dynamic CE-MRA techniques and protocols, Time Resolved Imaging technique
Advanced Turbo package: True FISP, HASTE, VIBE & Single shot imaging
Cardiac imaging sequences and protocols
7 imaging suites with numerous routine to advanced applications and protocols
Echo Planar Imaging package including diffusion and perfusion imaging sequences
Diffusion imaging (b-values up to 10,000 sec/mm2 )with automatic inline calculations including ADC maps and Trace images
VIBE breath-hold for parenchymal and angiographic evaluations
PACE (1D & 2D navigator echo) for free breathing techniques
IPAT plus software capable of Parallel Acquisition factors up to 12
REVEAL: Body Diffusion Imaging for breast, spine, pelvis, or abdomen with free-breathing (2D PACE)
CARE Bolus real-time visualization of contrast enhancement
2D/3D Medic sequences
2D/3D TSE RESTORE sequences
MIP-angiography, MPR-reformation, SSD-surface shaded display
Fat or Water saturation
Fat or Water excitation
3D Shim technique, to customize local shimming to area of interest for highest homogeneity and signal-to-noise
Composing s/w tool to “stitch” multiple Fields of View stations together
Phoenix protocol importing tool