Harmony System (Mobile)

This MR system mobile allows DeKalb MRI to provide exams to patients who would experience claustrophobia or high anxiety in a conventional MR.

The Magnetom Symphony System offers a spacious, well-lit opening on both ends, attractive design and soft colors that produce a friendly environment that relaxes patients, reduces their anxieties and minimizes claustrophobia. Exams average 30 minutes or less. The very short length of the MR scanner permits the patient’s head to remain outside the magnet during many procedures, including lumbar spine, pelvis and lower extremity exams.

The Magnetom Symphony MR system is from Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Iselin, New Jersey, the world’s leading manufacturer of MR systems.

In addition to its outstanding patient comfort, the system enables DMRC to perform high-resolution studies on both orthopedic and neurology patients. For example, we can now look at very small blood vessels in the brain to spot aneurysms, or identify plaque build-ups in the carotid arteries that might lead to a future stroke. We can also diagnose blood flow problems in patients with phlebitis or diabetes."

For orthopedic patients, this MR system will help DMRC diagnose some of the most difficult joints in the body, such as the shoulder and pelvis. It can also detect subtle damage to the spine and joints in patients with herniated disks and arthritis.