Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2017
FDA clears first 7T magnetic resonance imaging device
12 October 2017 - Today, the U.S. FDA cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States.
The Magnetom Terra is the first 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system cleared for clinical use in the United States.
“The overall image quality of MRI improves with higher magnetic field strength,” stated Robert Ochs, Ph.D., director of the Division of Radiological Health in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “The added field strength allows for better visualization of smaller structures and subtle pathologies that may improve disease diagnosis.”
