Advanced WARP

Advanced WARP
Image: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA

Advanced WARP^1,2 comprises the artifact reduction techniques offered by WARP in addition to the slice phase encoding method SEMAC. This adds the benefit of correcting through-plane distortions and allows for more accurate diagnosis of tissue surrounding orthopedic implants.
Advanced WARP especially aids the detection of post-operative clinical conditions in the case of total joint replacements and helps to expand your MRI services in the field of orthopedic imaging.

Cechy i korzyści

Functionality

Advanced WARP^1,3 includes the following artifact reduction techniques:

Slice Encoding for Metal Artifact Correction (SEMAC) technique for full distortion correction, in- and through-plane
High-bandwidth RF pulses
High readout gradient amplitude
High-bandwidth IR-preparation for robust fat suppression (high-bandwidth STIR)
View Angle Tilting (VAT) technique for in-plane distortion correction

Benefits

Efficient correction of bulk metal artifacts⁴
Efficient workflow: Ready-to-use optimized protocols. Integrated Dot workflow with single-click changes to a scan strategy optimized for implant patients
Robust image quality and fewer repeated scans, ensuring high patient throughput
Potential to diagnose clinical conditions such as prosthesis loosening, infections, inflammations, and implant failure

General Requirements

System

MAGNETOM Aera
MAGNETOM ESSENZA
MAGNETOM Prisma
MAGNETOM Skyra
MAGNETOM Spectra
MAGNETOM Vida
MAGNETOM Prisma^fit
MAGNETOM Skyra^fit
MAGNETOM Avanto^fit
MAGNETOM Amira
MAGNETOM Sempra
MAGNETOM Avanto
MAGNETOM Verio
MAGNETOM Sola^fit
MAGNETOM Vida^fit
MAGNETOM Sola
MAGNETOM Altea
MAGNETOM Lumina
Biograph mMR

Minimum Software Version

syngo MR E11

Other

Please Note: Additional technical pre-requisites may apply. Upon receiving your request, your local Siemens representative will clarify whether your system meets the requirements.

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¹The product may not be commercially available in all countries. Due to regulatory reasons its future availability cannot be guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens organization for further details.

²MR imaging of patients with metallic implants brings specific risks. However, certain implants are approved by the governing regulatory bodies to be MR conditionally safe. For such implants, the previously mentioned warning may not be applicable. Please contact the implant manufacturer for the specific conditional information. The conditions for MR safety are the responsibility of the implant manufacturer, not of Siemens.

³Included in Large Joint Dot Engine or available as a standalone option

⁴Residual artifacts may remain