MRI system ECHELON ™ Smart

for whole-body tomography

Small footprint and cost efficient - without compromising the diagnostic quality and speed. The ECHELON Smart features a small footprint with a limited cost, without compromising on diagnostic quality and speed. Based on our proprietary technology, this system has opened up the potential for 1.5T systems, providing superb image quality and superior install flexibility inherited from permanent-magnet MRI systems. ECHELON Smart offers new options for superconductive MRI. Smart COMFORT Patient-friendly Quiet Examination Various technologies exist to reduce MRI imaging noise. However, reducing acoustic noise often compromise on image quality and may extend scan time, making it unsuitable for routine examination. Other approaches need dedicated hardware. Our SmartCOMFORT noise reduction technology reduces the acoustic noise by up to 96% Our noise reduction technology only has a minimal impact on the image contrast and the imaging time. With SmartCOMFORT, the gradient magnetic field pulse form has been changed and the imaging parameters adjusted, keeping a balance between the imaging time, contrast, image SN ratio, and spatial resolution to reduce any impact the noise reduction technology may have. Principle of imaging noise reduction The gradient magnetic field waveform is given by the product of the applied current and application time. This waveform also changes the sound quality. Smart QUALITY Superb Image Quality Realized by Sophisticated Technologies The advanced specification of MRI sub-systems makes the most important impact on the delivery of image quality without compromise.