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MAGNETOM Altea
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MAGNETOM Altea
MAGNETOM Altea
 
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MAGNETOM Altea is the new 1.5T Open Bore system that gives you full confidence to deliver the productivity, reproducibility, and patient satisfaction that you demand in MRI. Powered by our premium MR technology, MAGNETOM Altea combines our unique BioMatrix technology, the new syngo MR XA software platform and our exclusive Turbo Suite to fundamentally transform care delivery.

      Features & Benefits

      MAGNETOM Altea

      Deliver productivity gains

      MAGNETOM Altea is designed with productivity written in its DNA. At the core of its impressive acquisition speed lies our exclusive Turbo Suite. And with the clear goal to reduce the overall patient time slot, MAGNETOM Altea offers further remarkable innovations to boost workflow efficiency. Powered by GO technologies, supported by AI, and with our innovative BioMatrix technology, numerous time-consuming workflow steps are significantly reduced through automation, providing you with full confidence to deliver productivity gains.
       

      MAGNETOM Altea

      Deliver reproducible results

      MAGNETOM Altea is the key to a superior standard of consistent diagnostic results across your institution. With our eight unique Dot Engines and the innovative BioMatrix Tuners, highly standardized and reproducible scan results are consistently achieved. Striving also for consistency across your entire MR system fleet, our unified syngo MR XA software platform and the game-changing syngo Virtual Cockpit3 are the key to unleashing your institution’s huge potential, providing you with full confidence to deliver reproducible results.

      MAGNETOM Altea

      Deliver patient satisfaction

      MAGNETOM Altea puts patients at greater ease. Through Innovision2 – the revolutionary in-bore infotainment and noise cancellation solution – patient anxiety is replaced with confidence and comfort. And with our unique patient-centered coil portfolio powered by BioMatrix and Tim 4G technology, preparation and scanning are considerably simplified and shortened, providing you with full confidence to deliver patient satisfaction.

      Clinical Use

      Neurology
      Orthopedics
      Abdominal Imaging
      Whole-Body Imaging
      T2 TSE SMS

      T2 TSE SMS with Turbo Suite Excelerate

      Turbo Suite Excelerate is a paradigm shift in productivity with up to 50%1 time savings for complete exams. It includes our unique acceleration technologies Simultaneous Multi-Slice and Compressed Sensing6 for static 2D and 3D imaging, for neurological, orthopedic, and body MRI.
      • BioMatrix Head/Neck 20
      RESOLVE diffusion

      RESOLVE Diffusion with the BioMatrix Tuner: Coil Shim

      The innovative CoilShim technology integrates shim elements in the new BioMatrix Head/Neck 20, to allow patient- and region-specific shimming for significantly improved fat saturation and better DWI quality.
      • BioMatrix Head/Neck 20
      T2 TSE

      T2 TSE with QuietX for reduced sound pressure

      Imaging is to be seen, not heard. Complete, quiet examinations.
      • Up to 97%1 reduction in sound pressure
      • No compromise on image quality, no need for hardware modification
      • Head/Neck 16
      L-Spine

      L-Spine with Spine Dot Engine

      Our 8 unique Dot Engines, powered by artificial intelligence, support highly standardized and reproducible scan procedures for more than 90%1 of all MRI exam requests.
      As an example the Spine Dot Engine automatically provides inline composing of whole spine exams and vertebrae labeling in all planes without any user interaction.
      50 cm z-FoV

      50 cm z-FoV for long-bone imaging

      Long-bone imaging with excellent fat saturation and image homogeneity in only one step enabled by MAGNETOM Altea's large Field.of-View of 50 x 50 x 50 cm3.
      • BioMatrix Body 12
      • BioMatrix Spine 24
      GOKnee3D

      GOKnee3D

      Push-button, high-resolution 3D knee exam in 10 minutes7
      Go Knee 3D enables a clinically validates, push-button, high-resolution 3D isotropic knee exam, with all relevant contrasts and image reading in all planes in only 10 minutes7. GOKnee3D is supported by our Tim 4G architecture and the Tx/Rx Knee 18 coil, providing excellent SNR and fast acquisition times. GOKnee3D is utilizing the acceleration power of the CAIPIRINHA SPACE sequence.
      • Tx/Rx Knee 18
      Knee imaging

      Knee imaging with Turbo Suite Excelerate

      Turbo Suite Excelerate is a paradigm shift in productivity with up to 50%1 time savings for complete exams. It includes our unique acceleration technologies Simultaneous Multi-Slice and Compressed Sensing6 for static 2D and 3D imaging, for neurological, orthopedic, and body MRI.
      • Tx/Rx Knee 18
      Shoulder imaging

      Shoulder imaging with UltraFlex 18 coil

      Maximize flexibility in positioning and increased SNR with the ultra-high density UltraFlex 18 coils - available in large and small.
      • UltraFlex 18 Small
      Respiratory triggering

      Respiratory triggering with BioMatrix Respiratory Sensor

      Automated respiratory triggering with the unique BioMatrix Respiratory Sensor without the need for a navigator setup or the application of a breathing belt.
      • BioMatrix Body 12
      • BioMatrix Spine 24
      Respiratory triggering

      Respiratory triggering with the BioMatrix Respiratory Sensor

      Automated respiratory triggering with the unique BioMatrix Respiratory Sensor without the need for a navigator setup or the application of a breathing belt.
      • BioMatrix Body 12
      • BioMatrix Spine 24
      Respiratory triggering

      Respiratory triggering with BioMatrix Respiratory Sensor

      Automated respiratory triggering with the unique BioMatrix Respiratory Sensor without the need for a navigator setup or the application of a breathing belt.
      • BioMatrix Body 12
      • BioMatrix Spine 24
      Whole-body imaging

      Whole-Body Imaging with BioMatrix Tuners

      BioMatrix Tuners adapt to challenging anatomies, such as the spine and therewith consistently deliver excellent homogeneity and fat saturation.
      SliceAdjust, as one example of BioMatrix Tuners, avoids broken spine artifacts in whole-body DWI for excellent correlation with anatomical scans.
      • BioMatrix Head/Neck 20
      • BioMatrix Body 12
      • BioMatrix Spine 24
      Whole-Body Dot Engine

      Easy, push-button workflow with Whole-Body Dot Engine

      Multi-station exams, including focus regions, are easy to plan, execute, and process with the Whole-Body Dot Engine, powered by artificial intelligence.
      • BioMatrix Head/Neck 20
      • 2x BioMatrix Body 12
      • BioMatrix Spine 24

      Technical Specifications

      Magnet System
      Field strength1.5 Tesla
      Bore size70 cm Open Bore design
      Helium consumption

      Zero Helium boil-off technology

      Gradient strength

      		XJ gradients 33/125 simultaneously [1.3 MVA]
      RF technology
      Maximum number of channels4180
      Number of independent receiver channels that can be used simultaneously in one single scan and in one single FoV, each generating an independent partial image32
      Power consumptionEco-Power technology
      Siting and Installation
      System length from cover to cover1.57 m
      System weight (in operation)4.2 tons
      Minimum room size528 m²

       

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      1Data on file.

      2Innovision™ is still under development and not yet commercially available. Its future availability cannot be guaranteed.

      3syngo Virtual Cockpit is not commercially available yet in all countries. Its future availability cannot be guaranteed.
      Precondition: Expert-i enabled modality from Siemens Healthineers.

      4Channels (coil elements) that can be connected simultaneously.

      5Minimum total space requirements for magnet, electronics, and console room.

      6Still under development for MAGNETOM Altea and not yet commercially available. Its future availability cannot be guaranteed.

      7Achieved on a MAGNETOM Altea with Tx/Rx Knee 18.