First NICU MRI machine in the US installed at Boston hospital
The first FDA approved MRI system in the U.S. to provide medical imaging for newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was recently installed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, NBC 10 reported on Sept. 8.
The MRI system, called the EMBRACE by Aspect Imaging, is in the hospital's department of pediatric newborn medicine. The hospital hopes it will reduce risks associated with transporting newborns to a traditional MRI scanner, according to the report.
“The installation of the state-of-the-art, neonatal MRI system will greatly enhance the research capabilities of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and elevate and expand neurocritical care for our littlest patients,” Terrie Inder, MD, chair of the department of pediatric newborn medicine at Brigham and Women’s, told NBC.
The new system uses lower power consumption and is quieter than traditional MRI machines and will be exclusively used for medical research at the hospital.
See NBC 10 Boston’s entire story below.
A recent graduate from Dominican University (IL) with a bachelor’s in journalism, Melissa joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering all aspects of health imaging. She’s a fan of singing and playing guitar, elephants, a good cup of tea, and her golden retriever Cooper.