Philips Installs First Ingenia 1.5T System

The Philips Ingenia 1.5T system with in-bore Ambient Experience technology offers a soothing patient experience with imagery, sound and light, helping patients relax. The first U.S. Installation took place in August at the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, La. About 35 percent of patients have claustrophobia or some considerable level of anxiety about the machine itself, with about 20 percent requiring repeat scans due to motion during the scan. The Ambient Experience MRI can help calm patients for better, motion-free exams. The system can be personalization for each patient with a selection of video themes viewable from inside the MRI, which are combined with sound through headphones. Noise is one of the most uncomfortable parts of an MRI exam for many patients, so the system offers technology to automatically provide up to 80 percent noise reduction. 

The Ingenia 1.5T also offers upgrades such as ScanWise Implant, the industry's first MRI-guided user interface to simplify the scanning of patients with MR conditional implants like knee and hip replacements, spine implants and pacemakers. The software helps users streamline exams in this expanding healthcare area and complements Philips' suite of diagnostic imaging solutions, helping to improve hospital workflow and enhance the patient experience.