GE Healthcare lands European MR install

Hospital Laennec in Creil, France, has installed a 1.5T MR system, the wide-bore Optima MR450w, from GE Healthcare.  According to GE, the 70 cm bore provides increased comfort for all patients, including obese, claustrophobic, elderly or very young patients and reduces scan time. The system also offers a 50 cm field of view and quality clinical images.

The installation marks the first European install, and over 20 units of this new system are scheduled to be employed across Europe before the end of summer 2010, said GE.