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Back in 1988, a group of more than 40 researchers and engineers started developing a truly innovative MR imaging system at General Electric’s (GE) corporate research and development center in Schenectady, N.Y. The unit, called Signa SP, consists of a dedicated open magnet system with a cryogen-free, superconducting, 0.5-T magnet with imaging capabilities similar to a standard diagnostic scanner. In addition, the unique vertical opening of the Signa SP magnet allows the physician direct access to the patient during the procedure. Even during scanning patient access is not restricted, thus permitting true intraoperative MR imaging (iMRI).
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Penner, E.A. (1998). Interventional MR with a Mid-Field Open System. In: Debatin, J.F., Adam, G. (eds) Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60272-6_2
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