GE Healthcare About to Market Wider MRI for Obese and Claustrophobic Patients

GE Healthcare is about to release a new MRI that has a wider tube to accommodate obese and claustrophobic patients, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Officials at the company’s Waukesha, Wis. facility gave the newspaper a preview of the new device, which would accommodate 20 percent of U.S. patients who cannot use a conventional MRI.

The new MRI will cost about $1.5 million-$1.6 million, which is roughly the cost of the conventional scanner.

Read the Journal Sentinel’s report on the new GE MRI for obese and claustrophobic patients.

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