Time Medical releases new HTS MRI coil
Scientists from Columbia University, Harvard Medical School and the University of Hong Kong have created a high temperature superconductor (HTS) coil for MRI systems.
The technology could greatly improve the imaging quality of medical diagnosis by a significant 300 to 500 percent, according to Q.Y. Ma, MD, scientist and co-founder of Time Medical (TiMed).
Ma said that the new coil would increase the resolution of a low-field 0.3T MRI to that of a 1.5T system without increasing the magnetic field, meaning that an advanced 3T MRI system could have the equivalent resolution of more than 6T.
“MRI has become the preferred choice for medical diagnosis due to its non-invasive and non-radioactive nature. However, MRI is still too expensive for widespread clinical applications in developing countries including China and India. With rising trend in cancer and other deadly diseases, there is a dire need for high quality MRI imaging at affordable cost,” said Ma.
The team of researchers also said that they achieved a micro image with the highest resolution of 25um at only 2T using the HTS coil tech and a 10-fold improvement in sensitivity for Na (Sodium) imaging, which open the door for direct measure of tumor issue.
The technology could greatly improve the imaging quality of medical diagnosis by a significant 300 to 500 percent, according to Q.Y. Ma, MD, scientist and co-founder of Time Medical (TiMed).
Ma said that the new coil would increase the resolution of a low-field 0.3T MRI to that of a 1.5T system without increasing the magnetic field, meaning that an advanced 3T MRI system could have the equivalent resolution of more than 6T.
“MRI has become the preferred choice for medical diagnosis due to its non-invasive and non-radioactive nature. However, MRI is still too expensive for widespread clinical applications in developing countries including China and India. With rising trend in cancer and other deadly diseases, there is a dire need for high quality MRI imaging at affordable cost,” said Ma.
The team of researchers also said that they achieved a micro image with the highest resolution of 25um at only 2T using the HTS coil tech and a 10-fold improvement in sensitivity for Na (Sodium) imaging, which open the door for direct measure of tumor issue.