GE Healthcare Optima MR450w 1.5T - Manual (Page 6)

Sometimes all you need is the right tool for the right job. With the Optima MR450w,
we’ve taken the right amount of technology and combined it with the right gantry
design. Namely the performance you only get from 1.5T with the open architecture of a
70 cm wide bore. It’s cutting-edge technology fine-tuned to meet your everyday needs.
CUTTING-EDGE MADE PRACTICAL.
INSIGHTFUL
TECHNOLOGY.
Gradients
Gradient speed, accuracy and reproducibility
often determine the success of demanding
acquisitions like fMRI, DTI and Fiesta. The gradient
and RF body coils are water and air-cooled for
optimum duty-cycle performance, short TR’s and
TE’s, producing sharp and clear images.
Optical RF (OpTix)
OpTix Optical RF offers high channel count,
analog to digital-optical signal conversion where
it matters – inside the scan room to minimize
noise and signal degradation, but away from the
patient to enhance comfort and safety.
Usable FOV
Our 70 cm flared, open bore design with a
large 50 x 50 x 50 cm field of view results from
excellent homogeneity, gradient linearity and
RF uniformity. In order to properly image off-
center anatomy such as a shoulder or hip, you
need a large, usable field of view, which the
Optima MR450w delivers.
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