Posted On 10/11/2017 By admin

PICA is the first whole body MRI Scanner to take advantage of HTS RF Coil Technology. Operating in conventional mode, or HTS mode, the Hybrid PICA MRI Scanner enables the full range of clinical applications. The 20 minute Brain MRI Exam is one of the best examples of Hybrid PICA’s value, performance & innovation.

PICA’s open design makes it more comfortable for anyone who may feel entrapped by a closed bore, and allows it to handle special needs patients (claustrophobic, obese, pregnant, elderly, most types of pacemakers, dentures and implants).  Compared to other leading brands, it’s far less expensive to acquire and operate, reduces setup/staff time, improves image quality, is quieter, less sensitive to vibration and electrical interference, and is fan-cooled without the use of cryogens or the high cost of room build-out and liquid helium refills. PICA image quality is able to meet clinical needs in brain, spine, whole body and MSK, and is backed by ACR accreditation (required for reimbursement by Medicare and other insurers).

Time Medical’s PICA including a seven month government study of nine hospitals (one with a 3,600 bed capacity, the others with 500) which arrived at a 50% savings in acquisition costs, a 75% in operations and maintenance, and an acceleration of revenues along with other benefits. Also, there’s a reference letter from the University of California the Department of Radiology (San Diego) where they added the PICA to their thirteen other MRI systems to capture (rather than lose) special needs patients like those with claustrophobia.  There’s also one in use in McAllen, Texas, that by promoting themselves as an open platform imaging center handles up to 750 patients a month, with 3 radiologists, 6 days a week (after experiencing a four months to acquisition cost recovery.

The company, Health Best International, is creating a distribution channel and introducing Time Medical’s MRI technology to the US, Latin America, and other global markets.  The company has leveraged over numerous patents and 150 research papers (many in collaboration with Columbia, Harvard and Duke), to produce a higher signal to noise ratio, a stronger gradient amplifier, advanced software, and other technologies whereby the PICA’s 0.35T results have been mistaken for 1.5T images.

Full PICA data sheet: PICA e-data.sheet

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