Commercially Available MR Scanners

Collated from the internet by Greg Brown
Part of  The Adelaide MR Website
Last updated September 1st 2003
Scanner and company names may be registered trademarks and all rights are held by the companies. Scanner configurations and availability is variable due to product development
This is a collection of links to commercial Web Sites that can vary structure frequently.
Links will be kept current wherever possible, but if a scanner's image is missing it may be that the home website has been altered.

SIEMENS Medical Solutions	GE Medical Systems	PHILIPS Medical Systems
FONAR	TOSHIBA America Medical Systems (TAMS)	HITACHI Medical
ODIN	Esaote S.p.A.	Millennium Technologites (MTI)
Magnaserv	ONI Corp.

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SIEMENS Medical Solutions

Magnetom CONCERTO	0.2 Permanent magnet  11 tonnes Vertical Field Whole body Gradients 20mT/m SR 40
Magnetom RHAPSODY Not available in U.S.A. Pending FDA 510 (k) review	1T Open Superconductive magnet  Vertical field. Active shield (OMT) Whole body. 40 cm FOV Gradients 20mT/m SR50 Receiver 4 x CP (8 channel)
Magnetom HARMONY  Maestro Class	1.0 Tesla Superconductive magnet Horizontal field Whole Body Gradients: 30 mT/m SR 125 Receiver: optionable up to 4 x CP receivers (8 channels,16 usable elements)
Magnetom SYMPHONY Maestro Class	1.5 Tesla Superconductive magnet Horizontal field Whole Body Gradients 30 mT/m SR  125 50 cm FOV
Magnetom SONATA Maestro Class	1.5 Tesla Superconductive magnet Horizontal field Whole Body High gradient performance optimized for Cardiac and neuro MR Gradient:  40 mT/m SR 200. Max FOV 40 cm
Magnetom ALLEGRA Head MR scanner	3T short bore Superconductive magnet Horizontal field Optimized for Neuroscience, MRS, fMRI Gradient: 40mT/m SR 400 Max FOV 22 cm Mutli-nuclear MRS
Magnetom TRIO	3 Tesla Superconductive magnet Research Oriented Horizontal field Whole Body Gradient: 40 mT/m SR 200 Max FOV 40 cm.
Siemens "Hall of Fame"	Links to classic scanners, VISION, IMPACT, OPEN Viva	Hall of Fame

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GE Medical Systems

GE LUNAR E-Scan	0.2 Tesla Permanent magnet 4.255 lb ( 1934 kg) Vertical field C-shape Open design 24 cm gap Extremity and small parts imager made by Eosate Gradients 20 mT/m SR 25 (99%)
ARTOSCAN M Manufactured by Esaote, sold in U.S.A. by GE	0.2 Tesla Ferrite Permanent magnet 2,116 lb  transverse field  Extremity system Gradients 10mT/m SR 20
Signa PROFILE/i	0.2 Tesla Permanent magnet Vertical field Open design Patient gap 44cm x 120 cm Whole body Gradient: optionable up to 15mT/m SR 25
Signa PROFILE/o	0.2T Permanent Orthopaedic  Vertical field, Open design Patient gap 44cm x 120 cm Gradient: 15mT/m SR 25
Signa OVATION	0.35T Permanent Vertical field "open" consdesign Whole Body Gradients 15mT/m SR 25 Receiver: up to 4xCP receivers
Signa SP/i	0.5T Intra-operative magnet  "Double Donut" Horizontal field Vertical gap
FONAR STANDING OVATION	0.6T Resistive Whole Body Horizontal field Vertical gap
Signa OPENSPEED	0.7 Tesla Superconductive magnet Vertical field open design Receiver: optionable 1 or 4 CP receivers
Signa INFINITY	1.0 or 1.5T Whole Body
Signa CV/i	1.5T Whole body optimized for cardiac MR
Signa INFINITY Twin Speed	1.5 Tesla superconductive magnet Horizontal field. Two gradient coil systems to optimise for body work and cardiac and brain imaging. Whole Body Gradient 23mT/m SR 80 "Zoom" Gradient: 40 mT/m SR 150
SIGNA 3.0T	3.0 Tesla Superconductive magnet Whole Body

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Philips

PANORAMA 0.23T	0.23T resistive Vertical field C configuration Whole Body
PANORAMA 0.6T	0.6 Tesla Vertical Field C configuration Whole Body
PANORAMA 1.0T Works in Progress	1.0 Tesla  Active Shielded Superconductive Magnet Vertically opposed solenoids Vertical Field open post design Whole Body
INTERA	0.5, 1.0, or 1.5 Tesla Superconductive magnet Whole Body Receivers: One CP receiver, in conjunction with 6 channel Synergy receiver ( 3 x CP receivers)
INTERA CV	1.5T Superconductive magnet (IGC) Optimized for cardiac MR Gradients: 30mT/m SR 150 Receivers: One CP receiver, in conjunction with 6 channel Synergy receiver ( 3 x CP receivers)
INFINION	1.5 Tesla Superconductive  Whole Body Very short magnet 1.4m
INTERA I/T Cardio-vascular Neuro Interventions	1.5T Superconductive magnet (IGC) matched with Xray screening Optimized for interventional and operative procedures
INTERA 3.0T	3.0 Tesla Superconductive magnet Whole Body

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Toshiba

OPART	0.35 T Superconductive coils cooled with cryo-cooler rather than liquid Helium open post design Whole body
EXCELART	1.5T Superconductive magnet Whole Body

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Hitachi

AIRIS (R)	0.3 Tesla Permanent magnet Vertical  Asymmetric Post configuration Vertical field Whole body
APERTO	Japanese text site only. I'd appreciate a translation of key features Table swings around opening
AIRIS (R) II a.k.a AIRIS II Comfort	0.3T Permanent magnet Vertical Field Asymmetric Post configuration Enhanced gradients, computers and capability compared to AIRIS
AIRIS Mate	0.2 Tesla Vertical field Japanese text site	No selectable Image available www.hitachi-medical.hbi.ne.jp/index_aperto.html
ALTAIRE (TM)	0.7 Tesla Superconductive magnet. Liquid Helium cooled Vertical field High capability and gradients
MRP-7000	0.3 Tesla Permanent  magnet Tunnel configuration Vertical field Whole body

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FONAR

The Stand-Up MR (trademark)	0.6 Tesla Resistive  electromagnet Iron Yoke Horizontal field with vertical gap
Quad 12000	0.6T Resistive electromagnet Iron Yoke  Vertical field
ECHO	0.3 Tesla resistive electromagnet Iron Yoke Vertical field
QUAD 12000S	0.6T (developing 1.0T) Superconductive elements in Iron Frame Vertical Field  Whole Body
360o	0.6 Tesla  resistive electromagnet Vertical Field Extremely open large gap magnet

ESAOTE S.p.A. (some products distributed in U.S.A. by GE after acquisition of LUNAR)

E-Scan XQ	0.2 Tesla -shape NdFeB alloy Permanent magnet 4.255 lb ( 1934 kg) Vertical Field. Open design 24 cm gap Extremity and small parts imager Gradients 20 mT/m SR 25 (99%)
C-Scan Developed from the Artoscan M with new computer platform. Also known as Artoscan C	0.2 Tesla Ferrite Permanent magnet 1,126 Kg Transverse field  Extremity system Gradients 10mT/m SR 40
Vet MR	Based on the E Scan XQ, aimed at the small domestic animal Vetinarian practice.  the web site has some material and links on Vet MR.

MAGNASERV

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iWEB

VIRGO

0.23T permanent magnet Post configuration Vertical field Whole Body

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ODIN

ODIN Medical Technologies  POLESTAR N-10

Intra-operative MR system for neurosurgery guidance. 0.12 Tesla permanent magnet

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ONI

ONI  OrthoOne

Extremity Scanner 1 Tesla Superconductive magnet Gradients 15mT/m Rise 250 microsec (SR 60)