The Signa OpenSpeed system is designed to provide openness and patient comfort during the performance of routine and specialized clinical examinations including diagnostic imaging of the central nervous system, body, joints, extremities and vascular anatomy using a comprehensive range of proven pulse sequences and image enhancement techniques.
ORTHOPEDIC IMAGING
Knee
sagittal, FSE Fat Sat with small FOV. Good fat suppression.
Coronal
shoulder,
good uniform coverage with Phased Array Coil
T2
weighted ankle
scanned in the small knee coil with foot attachment
Axial
GRE kneeshowing high contrast between the bone and effusion
SPINE IMAGING
Axial
Lumbar Spine,
FSE T2 high resolution; demonstrates disc fragments
Sagittal
C-Spine,
FSE T2 ETL8; high contrast pathology near cord. High resolution
scan
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Axial C-spine
showing good contrast between CSF and cord
Sagittal
SE T1 lumbar
spine using the USAI CTL Array
NEURO IMAGING
Sagittal
T1 brain
spine echo. Short scan time, high resolution
Axial
brain, FSE FLAIR images acquired in 6 1/2 minutes
Axial
SE T1 brain
post contrast showing metastatic disease
Axial
FSE T2 brain
scanned at St. Lukes Medical Center
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