Memorial Hermann's 11 hospitals include three hospitals in the Texas Medical Center and eight suburban hospitals. The system, with its exceptional medical staff and 19,000 employees, serves southeast Texas and the greater Houston community. Memorial Hermann is known for world-class clinical expertise, patient-centered care, leading edge technology, and innovation. The 29 Memorial Hermann Imaging Centers are part of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. With the many workflow-enhancing features on the system, we also anticipate that it will enable us to increase the number of patients who can take advantage of these valuable imaging services.' 'With this MRI, we are able to operate at the highest clinical field strengths while allowing our patients one of the most comfortable imaging experiences. 'The MAGNETOM Verio is one of the most cutting-edge pieces of MRI equipment on the market today,' said James Polfreman, CEO, Retail Business. Govea, Vice President and Director of Musculoskeletal Imaging for Houston Progressive Radiology Associates, affiliated with Memorial Hermann. This ultimately leads to better imaging interpretation for all of our patients,' says Dr. 'The Verio allows us to bring advanced imaging techniques and 3T field strength to sets of patients that didn't have this access previously. In addition, with the gentle nature of this MRI procedure, pediatric and elderly patients can benefit. With its larger bore size and stronger magnet, the machine is well suited to meet the needs of all MRI patients, but particularly those with special needs such as obesity (up to 550 lbs), claustrophobia and anxiety. Its applications include neurology and functional neurology evaluation, orthopedic and cartilage assessment, and breast, vascular and cardiac imaging. This helps eliminate any anxiety or claustrophobic effects.Īt 3T, the MAGNETOM Verio boasts the strongest magnet field strength used clinically today, capturing exceptional image quality in faster scan times with reduced repositioning, and higher image resolution with increased clarity and detail. For those procedures, however, the wider bore gives patients about a foot of headroom so they won't feel like they are nose-to-nose with the top of the machine. This means that the patient's head can remain outside of the bore during most procedures not involving head, neck or upper spine.

In this device, the bore, or the long tube, is more than two feet wide and only four feet long. With the open bore design, the tight confines in older MRIs are a thing of the past. This state-of-the-art machine allows for more precise diagnosis, better pre-surgical planning and exceptional patient comfort. Now, the Memorial Hermann Imaging Center at 2900 Richmond Avenue has the state's first Siemens MAGNETOM(R) Verio Open Bore 3T MRI. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - People who have had a MRI frequently comment on the confined space inside the machine.

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