Toshiba Installs 1,600th Vantage MR Worldwide

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Toshiba Installs 1,600th Vantage MR Worldwide – Aug 26, 2013– Tustin, USA  (Techreleased) – Injured soldiers returning from combat now have access to more advanced and comfortable MR technology with Toshiba’s Vantage Titan^TM 3T MR. Winn Army Community Hospital, a TRICARE military treatment facility in Fort Stewart, Ga., installed the system for general, musculoskeletal and body imaging. This acquisition marks the 1,600^th Vantage MR installed worldwide and the 500^th installed in the U.S.

Toshiba Vantage Titan 3T MR

“The Titan 3T produces the best images we’ve seen compared to other 3T MR systems,” said Brad Wilkes, MRI technologist, Winn Army Community Hospital. “The patient-friendly features, including the large bore, quiet exam, and soothing lighting and music, make it more comfortable for our soldiers.”

Toshiba’s Titan 3T has a 71 cm patient aperture, providing a greater feeling of openness. It is also the quietest 3T MR system available, as Toshiba’s exclusive Pianissimo™ noise-reduction technology reduces exam noise by up to 33 dB(A). For safer exams, the system incorporates Toshiba’s proprietary non-contrast techniques.

“Recently, we conducted an MR exam with one of our lieutenants, who asked if the system was on because it was so quiet. The noise-reduction technology addresses one of the major compliance issues in MR,” Wilkes added.

“Partnering with Winn Army exemplifies the versatility of the Titan 3T in any hospital setting,” said Beverly Plost, director, MR Business Unit, Toshiba. “The system produces diagnostic abdominal images with its multi-phase RF transmission technology which reduces troublesome dielectric shading artifacts.”

Winn Army Hospital also utilizes an Aquilion^TM Premium CT and a Kalare^TM R&F X-ray system from Toshiba.