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A 3 Tesla MRI uses magnetic fields with double the strength of traditional MRIs to create even more highly-detailed images in less time than traditional MRIs.

What You Need to Know about MRI Safety

What You Need to Know about MRI Safety

Your doctor ordered an MRI study to help diagnose a health problem, but you might worry if MRI is safe. You might be relieved to know that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that MRIs are very safe – doctors perform millions of MRIs every year, and the FDA receives only about 300 reports of adverse events associated with the test. Here ...

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Dementia and PTSD Diagnosis: How a 3T MRI Could Help

Living with memory loss

Mental health issues, such as dementia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), can significantly decrease the quality of life in the patients who suffer them. In many cases, the signs and symptoms of these mental health issues are quite similar; this can lead to incomplete or even inaccurate diagnoses. There is an association between dementia an...

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MRIs and Alzheimer's: Detecting the Disease Early

Elderly man showing signs of memory loss

About 5.5 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association, and that number is expected to rise to 16 million by 2050. Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia and the 6th leading cause of death, causing more deaths every year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. About one out of every...

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These 3 Imaging Tests Can Help Determine Your Risk of Stroke

Diagram of how a stroke begins to develop in an artery

Every year in the U.S., nearly 800,000 people suffer a stroke, according to data from the CDC, and more than 600,000 of those are first-time strokes. What's more the CDC says about 130,000 people die each year as a result of strokes, which are also the leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S. Most strokes - about 85% - are ischemic strokes...

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Why the 3 Tesla MRI is the Best Scanner for Diagnostic Imaging

Why the 3 Tesla MRI is the Best Scanner for Diagnostic Imaging

Even if you've never undergone an MRI scan yourself, you've probably heard the term on various medical TV shows or in everyday conversation. In case you aren't sure what it is, MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It is a diagnostic imaging technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce detailed images of your body's internal...

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