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FDA Clears First 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device

Siemens Magnetom 7t MRI Scanner
Siemens Magnetom 7t MRI Scanner (Source: Siemens.com)

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017

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By: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States. The Magnetom Terra is the first 7T MRI system cleared for clinical use in the United States.

“The overall image quality of MRI…

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