Johns Hopkins Installs MAGNETOM Verio MRI

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore installed the the MAGNETOM® Verio magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system from Siemens Medical Solutions in January of 2008. Combining 3 Tesla strength and sensitivity with a 70-cm open bore and Tim™ (Total imaging matrix) technology, the MAGNETOM Verio is helping Hopkins Bayview to provide high-field imaging to many people who previously could not benefit from the technology. Certain patients, such as children or adults experiencing excessive pain or limited mobility, and the elderly, have had difficulty tolerating MRI exams. However, the Verio's short length (the shortest 3T on the market today) and its large bore, the widest 3T available, can help reduce a patient's anxiety and discomfort. Furthermore, due to the system's wide bore and a 550-pound table-weight capacity, the MAGNETOM Verio enables clinicians to image and diagnose many obese patients, an increasingly important factor as one-in-three Americans is considered obese. With the strongest magnet field strength used clinically, the Verio can be used for many applications, including neurology and functional neuro evaluation, orthopedic and cartilage assessment, and breast, vascular, and cardiac imaging. The Verio, with the power of Tim™, has up to 102 seamlessly integrated matrix coil elements and up to 32 independent radiofrequency channels, enabling advanced clinical applications. Tim™ allows flexible combinations of up to four different coils that make patient and coil repositioning virtually unnecessary.