California facility chooses Hitachi MRI systems

Imaging Healthcare Specialists, based in San Diego, will implement two Oasis high field open MRI systems from Hitachi Medical Systems America.

The 13-site outpatient imaging facility will utilize the systems for orthopedic, women’s health, vascular and neurologic imaging, and the scanner's open design will offer patient comfort for larger or claustrophobic individuals, said Imaging Healthcare Specialists.

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