Bassett Medical Center doctors now have the magnetic resonance imaging technology to allow doctors to more accurately diagnosis and treat patients, Bassett radiologist Dr. Lawrence Barnowsky said.
Bassett unveiled its new technology _ the wide-bore 3 Tesla MRI _ in a brief ceremony Thursday during which Barnowksy described it as a "very, very powerful tool."
"With this new technology, we're seeing things we never saw before without surgery, like tumors in their earliest stages, tiny aneurysms and small cartilage tears," he said. "It's sort of like comparing older TV images to that of the newer high-definition flat screen monitors _ there is more detail, more information, thus improving diagnostic accuracy. Those little details make the difference in how the doctor treats the patient and helps with pre-surgical planning."
"It's an amazing tool. What we have here is the next generation in this type of equipment. There aren't many in the country yet," Bassett Chief of Radiology Dr. James Peters said, adding that it will take images of the breast that will allow doctors to detect breast cancer much earlier.
Bassett's machine produces a magnetic field 60,000 times the strength of the Earth's magnetic field _ the strongest available today. Image quality is related to magnetic field strength, so the new machine will offer doctors a level of detail not seen before, Barnowsky said. The machine also features a wide bore, or opening, that doctors said patients will find more comfortable and less claustrophobic than older machines.
Acquiring and installing the machine was a $3 million project, hospital officials said. Bassett makes about 4,000 magnetic resonance images a year, MRI Coordinator Daniel Wenck said.
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