For fifteen days, new state-of-the-art equipment has been in operation at the medical imaging department of the Chartres Hospitals, managed by the GIE – IRM Val de l’Eure, an economic interest group, which combines public and private actors.
. It replaces one of the plant’s two MRIs, which has reached the end of its useful life.
This new machine, a powerhouse of technology, offers new perspectives to the team in this medical imaging department, which performs 11,000 examinations a year.
Accuracy, speed …
“This is a tesla 3 MRI, with a high magnetic field, which corresponds to the strength of the magnet,” explains Dr. Patrick Petit, radiologist and medical director. “Unlike the scanner, there are no X-rays. Adding power improves image accuracy, image acquisition speed … For some exams, our Tesla MRI 1.5 is enough. But the tesla 3 is more effective for special cases: magnetic resonance imaging of neurology, prostate, breast … There is an undeniable improvement in image quality! “
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Patient comfort
This new equipment improves patient comfort. The arch, which opens onto a tunnel almost 2 meters long, has a diameter of 70 centimeters (like the other MRI service) against the 60 centimeters of the old models.
“Not having the lining, the 10 cm more give less the impression of confinement. It helps when you have claustrophobic people. “ Doctor Patrizio Petit
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(Liberal radiologist and site medical officer)
At the request of the GIE, the machine supplier added pictorial decorations in the examination room. Intention may seem trivial, but in this “naturally anxious” space, anything that can help reassure the patient that we can find him is important to the doctor.
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Users
The two service machines, in operation from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 to 20:00, are used by a dozen radiologists from the private practices and public hospitals of the GIE. The team is reinforced by the radiology technicians of the hospital center.
These devices are also available for the cardiology department. In addition, a 24-hour hotline is dedicated to neurovascular emergencies (CVA). “This makes the people who follow each other on these two machines,” emphasizes Dr. Patrick Petit. According to the order of magnitude provided by the doctor, the operating cost of this machine in five to seven years represents 1.5 million euros.
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