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  Blog  2017  August  Hospital to Expand Medical Imaging Services with Additional MRI
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Hospital to Expand Medical Imaging Services with Additional MRI

15-Aug-2017

Beginning in late 2017, doctors and the radiology specialists of Jackson Hole Medical Imaging will have an additional state-of-the-art MRI for patients who require advanced diagnostic imaging. The hospital’s existing MRI is currently operating at capacity.

“Radiology is open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,” said Michelle Kren, administrative director of St. John’s diagnostic imaging department. “And we are booked every day.”

The new unit, the MAGNETOM Skrya 3T, is the second scanner the hospital has purchased from Siemens Healthcare, known for its best-in-class technology and superior image quality.

The “3T” in the name is short for “3 Tesla” technology, a reference to the strength of the magnet that is used to take images of the structures of the body. The magnet strength is twice that of the existing unit, the MAGNETOM Aera 1.5T. This additional magnetic strength allows for quicker images that are more detailed and clearer. St. John’s also purchased dedicated coil technology specifically designed to take images of extremities: shoulder, hand, wrist, foot, ankle, and knee.

The Aera 1.5T will remain in use, serving as the backbone of the diagnostic imaging department. “The 1.5 Tesla is useful for many general applications,” said radiologist Robert Jones, MD. “No medical center has just a 3 Tesla.”

This is because the 3T technology isn’t necessarily the best for all applications. It’s not recommended in cases where people have certain implants in their bodies, or when the scans will take longer, as the new scanner is more sensitive to a patient’s inadvertent movements.

Both MRI units are designed to prevent feelings of claustrophobia because they have openings that are over two feet wide. Both utilize the same software: Tim™ 4G (fourth generation of Total imaging matrix technology) and Dot (Day optimizing throughput) for faster, more comfortable exams. And both use Quiet Suite technology, which offers up to 70 percent noise reduction on certain scans.

The new machine could also be used to support a new oncology service spearheaded by radiation oncologist Dr. Ryan Bair. He will be treating some breast, gynecological, skin, and prostate cancers with high-dose radiation called brachytherapy, if the community need is established. The 3T MRI offers highly detailed images of the prostate, which helps with diagnosis and brachytherapy treatment planning.

The Medical Center is also upgrading its imaging equipment in its outlying ambulatory clinics. Both the Clinic at Teton Village and Family Health & Urgent Care will get new digital X-ray equipment this fall, and the hospital will get a second portable digital X-ray unit.

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Media contact: Karen Connelly, 307 739 7380, kconnelly@tetonhospital.org

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