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Advanced WARP

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Advanced WARP
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Advanced WARP1,2 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.

Features & Benefits

Functionality

Advanced WARP1,3 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 Prismafit
  • MAGNETOM Skyrafit
  • MAGNETOM Avantofit
  • MAGNETOM Amira
  • MAGNETOM Sempra
  • MAGNETOM Avanto
  • MAGNETOM Verio
  • MAGNETOM Solafit
  • MAGNETOM Vidafit
  • 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.

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