In May 2009 a new magnetic resonance machine was installed in Affidea – Magnetom Avanto 1,5 T (Siemens).
High technology enables improvement on multiple levels, expansion and more effective diagnostics.
The benefit for clients will be:
Magnetic resonance of the new generation enables significant qualitative and quantitative shift in diagnostics. It is connected with high proficiency of the staff who are able to use the advantages of the technologies for the benefit of the patient.
Total time of the MRI scan can be between 15 minutes to 1 hour depending on what examination sequences are needed and whether it is necessary to use the contrast agent. Before the examination it is necessary to be informed about several things...
Informed Consent of the Patient MR
Magnetic resonance enables very high quality imaging of soft-tissue structures which cannot be captured by another examination modality in the necessary extent and quality. Besides standard images it is also possible to examine vascular system (MR angiography) in such quality that in most cases it is possible to abandon a classical angiography examination, which is very strenuous for the patient.
A human body consists of a large number of atoms of various substances. Magnetic moments (spins) of the atoms of those substances when exposed to a strong magnetic field “arrange” in the direction of the orientation of the magnetic field. During the “waking” pulse the atom spins divert and when the pulse finishes the spins go back to “aligned position”. On the way back to this position they emit different signals. When we measure those signals, we can determine which substances make different tissues and using software we can display their image on the monitor. This is a very simplified principle of the magnetic resonance, in practice it is much more difficult.
MR examinations have become indispensable recently for diagnostics in most medical fields which leads to steeply increasing requirements along with quite long examination time resulting in long waiting periods (several months) for this examination even in university hospitals. Our facility is equipped with powerful cutting-edge Siemens technology and its technical parameters brought us to the leader in the whole country.
In 2001 Affidea magnetic resonance department became the first MR outpatient facility outside big hospitals. It is primarily designed as a service center for all indicating physicians from specialized clinics and hospitals. A wide range of MR examinations is performed here, including MR angiography (except for peripheral angiography and breast MR). At present we have a device of 1,5T strength of the magnet which enables virtually complete examination within standard requirements of mainly neurology, orthopedics, oncology.
To make an appointment call phone no.: +420 267 090 854. You need a request form filled in by the indicating physician with the specification of the examination.
Head of the Department
Physicians