
MSK Extreme with v-Spec Technology
Combines the power of a miniaturized high field magnet, versatile spctrometer control software and engineered, protocol enhanced T/R coils to produce Extreme Quality Images.
MSK Extreme
- The first high-field, dedicated extremity MRI system developed
specifically for the MSK specialist now features v-SPEC Technology, a
proprietary performance enhancing package designed to produce Extreme
quality images of extremity body parts.
See the quality you should expect from MSK Extreme with v-SPEC
The key is in the SpectrometerCentral to the v-SPEC package is ONI's unique approach to the
spectrometer component of the MRI system, which uses host based
software to dynamically control the synchronization of pulse initiation
and signal cycles with extreme precision. This approach allows the
company and its research partners to rapidly model and refine pulse
sequences that optimize the system's contrast and resolution. The
software control component allows the optimized sequences to be
electronically distributed and implemented on other ONI extremity
systems.
v-SPEC Coil Set Rockets Signal to Noise RatiosAlso unlike most MRI systems that make use of a
relatively small number of coils for scans across all parts of the
body, the high-field MSK Extreme with v-SPEC uses a set of 6
specialized removable transmit/receive coils to optimize system
performance for extremity scans.
The
coils, with inside diameters ranging from 80 to 180mm (80, 100, 123,
145, 160, and 180mm) are anatomy independent and keyed to the system.
Insert one and it is automatically identified by the scan console,
which loads the appropriate information into the scan protocol via the
spectrometer.
Integrating
seamlessly with the MRI system, the v-SPEC coil set enhances system
performance, boosting signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) by 40 - 80% over
the standard system coils. Increased SNR allows the user to acquire
same quality images with shorter scan times, or to use standard
procedure times to produce images with quality and resolution unmatched
by any other dedicated extremity MRI system.
Performance Enhanced Sequences Complete the PictureWith the rapid refinement of sequences afforded by the spectrometer
component of the v-SPEC system, the MSK Extreme provides the MSK
specialist access to the robust set of sequences you would expect for
an MSK exam including; 3 types of fat suppression (inversion recovery,
fat/water separation and frequency selected fat suppression) fast spin
echo, driven equilibrium and 2D & 3D gradient echo sequences.
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