HITACHI OASIS AND RADAR TECHNOLOGY SIMPLIFIES PEDIATRIC IMAGING
CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 30, 2010) —Bore-Less Oasis and RADAR technology enable Community Health Network to enhance their pediatric MRI capability.
Community Health Network in Indianapolis, Indiana installed Hitachi’s Oasis Bore-Less High-field MRI in October 2009. They have been very pleased with the performance of the system. The image quality is equal to 1.5T and Oasis gives them the added benefit of greater patient accept-ance without sedation.
“We have been able to scan very young children without sedation on Oasis. With RADAR we as-sure the images are free of any motion,” said Jeff Beatty Director Outpatient Imaging Centers for Community Health Network, “This is a challenge on our conventional MR systems. On other MR systems children tend to be nervous and without the contact with a parent they tend to move around or even refuse the exam. This makes sedation almost a necessity on other MR systems.”
“The design of Oasis is such that a child can readily see outside the scanner during the examination,” stated Shawn Etheridge, Director of MR Marketing with Hitachi, “Combine the patient’s eye contact with a technologist or parent with our RADAR motion compensation and you have a great pediatric MRI solution.”
Oasis is gaining acceptance all over the country as a first class alternative to 1.5T closed bore-type MRI, with installations in teaching institutions, large and small hospitals as well as imaging centers.
About Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc.
Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. (HMSA) markets advanced diagnostic medical imaging systems of Hitachi Medical Corp., Tokyo, Japan. HMSA has more than 1,500 MRI systems installed throughout the United States and also markets multi-slice computed tomography and digital ultrasound.
About Hitachi Ltd.
Hitachi Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with 384,000 employees worldwide. The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including health sciences, information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, visit http://www.hitachi.com.
Contact:
:info@hitachimed.com
www.hitachimed.com
About Community Health Network
Ranked among the nation’s highest-performing health systems and most integrated health care networks, Community Health Network has more than 90 sites of care and nearly 500 integrated physicians throughout central Indiana. This includes Community Hospitals East, North and South in Indianapolis and Community Hospital Anderson; The Indiana Heart Hospital, part of Community Heart and Vascular; Indiana Surgery Centers; Community Physicians of Indiana; Community Home Health Services; MedCheck walk-in care centers and MedCheck Express convenience clinics; employer health services; nursing homes; and other health care facilities. Community Health Network is committed to getting you well and back to your life. For more information about Community Health Network or to find a physician, call 800-777-7775 or visit eCommunity.com.
