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- New cutting-edge cardiac MRI machine at the Glen site is a boon to patients and heart research!
null New cutting-edge cardiac MRI machine at the Glen site is a boon to patients and heart research!
September 23, 2019
Source: MUHC. The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) received the 3T GE SIGNA™ Premier, a flagship GE Medical Systems Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (MR) machine, on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
The machine, which performs cutting-edge scans of the heart and the vascular system, will provide the MUHC with unprecedented expertise in heart research, while at the same time considerably enhancing patient experience. The machine:
- will be used by clinician scientists from the MUHC and the RI-MUHC and world-class scientists from leading medical image companies
- will allow for reducing scans from 45 to 15 minutes
- will lead to faster diagnoses
- will facilitate the discovery of hard-to-detect cardiac conditions
- will allow for reducing the need for contrast agents (dyes injected)
- will not require any radioactive substances or radiation
- will improve patient safety and experience
The MUHC Foundation funded the purchase of the machine and the necessary renovations for its installation.
![New cutting-edge cardiac magnetic resonance machine delivered to the Glen site on September 21, 2019: the 3T GE SIGNA™ Premier from GE Medical Systems New cutting-edge cardiac magnetic resonance machine delivered to the Glen site on September 21, 2019: the 3T GE SIGNA™ Premier from GE Medical Systems](/documents/10803/705188/New+cutting-edge+cardiac+MRI+machine+at+the+Glen+site+is+a+boon+to+patients+and+heart+research.jpg/ee39f37a-6c1e-7965-7bef-0649d698465a?t=1569334477007)