FDA OKs Hitachi's wide-bore MR
The FDA has cleared Hitachi Medical Systems to market its Echelon Oval 1.5T MR system.
The Echelon Oval features a patient-shaped design, and a 74 cm oval bore. The system seeks to address patient accessibility, clinical capability and workflow, according to the Twinsburg, Ohio-based Hitachi. It includes imaging techniques, such as non-contrast MR angiography, isotropic image acquisition and fat suppression. Hitachi’s Workflow Integrated Technology suite of features, such as an integrated coil system and wide mobile table, also is included.
The Echelon Oval features a patient-shaped design, and a 74 cm oval bore. The system seeks to address patient accessibility, clinical capability and workflow, according to the Twinsburg, Ohio-based Hitachi. It includes imaging techniques, such as non-contrast MR angiography, isotropic image acquisition and fat suppression. Hitachi’s Workflow Integrated Technology suite of features, such as an integrated coil system and wide mobile table, also is included.