Philips公司开发出开放式MRI系统

一种新型1.0T开放式核磁共振(MRI)扫描系统具有160厘米宽的开口，使得临床医生能够为任何需要MRI扫描的患者进行成像检查。

这种新型MRI系统具有垂直领域设计，信-噪比与1.5特斯拉圆柱型磁体相似，这能够提供高质量图像，进行更加精确的诊断。这些特征使得Panorama 1.0T MRI系统提供更大的检查空间，适合患幽闭恐怖症患者。这套系统是由Philips公司设计开发的。

大约有1/3接受MRI检查的患者第一次由于幽闭恐怖症而出现严重的焦虑不安。实际上，因为肥胖和幽闭恐怖症大约有10％患者不能进行MRI检查。

德国Cologne大学是欧洲第一家安装Philips公司Panorama 1.0T系统的单位，第一家是2005年3月美国内华达影像中心安装的。
 
Open MRI System
 
A new 1.0T open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system has a 160-cm wide opening, making it possible for clinicians to image any patient who requires an MRI scan.

The new MRI system also has a novel vertical field design with a signal-to-noise ratio similar to a 1.5-Tesla cylindrical magnet, which provides high-quality images for more accurate diagnoses. These characteristics make the Panorama 1.0T MRI system preferable for imaging larger and claustrophobic patients. The system was developed by Philips Medical Systems (Best, The Netherlands)

About one-third of patients undergoing a MRI scan for the first time experience severe anxiety due to claustrophobia. In fact, clinicians cannot perform MRI procedures on approximately 10% of their patients because of obesity and claustrophobia.

The University of Cologne (Germany) is Philips first installation of the Panorama 1.0T in Europe and the second globally after its installation in the Nevada Imaging Center, Las Vegas (USA), in March 2005.