Patient motion during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains a persistent obstacle to securing high-quality scans. Now Philips has introduced the Ingenia 1.5T S to address this problem. Outfitted with features to relax and distract patients, the Ingenia 1.5T S is designed to improve workflows by reducing the need for repeat exams and ensuring “first time right” imaging.

“MRI scans can be very uncomfortable for patients, and we’re designing solutions that can tackle the issue in two ways: reducing the patient’s anxiety, and generating higher quality results the first time around,” said Gene Saragnese, executive vice president and CEO of Philips Imaging Systems. “Our goal is to enhance the patient experience, while equipping clinicians with the best technology to improve diagnosis.”

Features include a patient in-bore solution, which allows patients to customize the imaging space with a soothing, colorful visual theme that creates an immersive, relaxing atmosphere. An AutoVoice feature provides instructions to patients, ComforTone technology reduces scanner noise, and Premium IQ imaging ensures faster, more robust imaging. The iPatient platform also shortens set-up time, letting clinicians spend more time with the patient.

“The MRI exam’s success is dependent on the patient experience: a relaxed and cooperative patient will move less, which benefits the diagnostic quality of the exam,” said Anna-Märta Strömberg, radiographer at Karolinska Children’s Hospital. “Our goal is to coach and try to soothe and relax the patient with a multi-sensory in-bore experience, so that we can complete a scan faster and more accurately.”

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