London Well being Sciences Centre (LHSC) is the primary in Canada to introduce a brand new MRI machine.
The MAGNETOM Free.Max 0.55T MRI has a lower-strength magnet, synthetic intelligence (AI) capabilities, a bigger opening for sufferers, and a devoted concentrate on serving much less pressing instances, will assist cut back wait occasions for sufferers whereas selling inclusive care.
“Bringing this new MRI to LHSC underscores our dedication to high-quality care whereas making sensible investments in applied sciences that impression the issues we all know matter most to our sufferers and households, like wait occasions,” mentioned interim hospital President David Musyj. “We’re grateful to Ontario Well being and the Ministry of Well being for serving to us to fund this new MRI know-how, which raises the usual of diagnostic imaging and displays our dedication to creating superior well being care accessible.”
The machine will will increase LHSC’s capability to see extra sufferers extra effectively, considerably decreasing wait occasions.
That is the primary time in Canada that this type of scanner was put in as a self contained detachable unit. It’s connected to the hospital through a walkway which severely diminished set up prices.
In response to the group, it is going to be used for sufferers with much less pressing wants who can go to and depart the hospital on the identical day.
Sufferers are at the moment being scheduled for August.
—With information from London’s Joel Merritt
