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in Fairfax, Virginia. His was among several favorable user reviews that
GE reported in May.
AIR Coils also reduce a common worry with flexible coils called
decoupling, when a flexible coil overlaps over itself, loses signal and
interrupts the scan. This is especially common when imaging legs,
hips and shoulders, where coils are wrapped around the body part.
"The beauty about being able to wrap your anatomy is that where
the coils overlap, they don't decouple. That's a pretty substantial
technological advance," says Schrack. "You can literally wrap up your
anatomy like a hot dog bun and not have to worry about it. That
makes our life a lot easier and makes the scans go a lot quicker."
Now GE's system integrates the coil technology into two automated techniques, AIR Touch for coil selection and AIRx, an artificial
intelligence-based tool that prescribes the image "slices" to take.
Another key design element was getting newer, advanced electronics into a very small unit. Within this miniaturized module are some
of the most advanced coil electronics ever developed, says GE. "Our
proprietary E-mode electronics reduce current noise, boost linearity
and improve tolerance to varying coil loading conditions. It makes
the most out of every centimeter to reduce component volume by
more than 60 percent."
"We were impressed right from the get-go. It's very light, comfortable and flexible. It's a big change from the larger, rigid anterior array
coils that we used to use. For patients who have had previous scans
with the rigid, large coil, they have commented that the AIR Coil is
much more comfortable," says Tom Schrack, manager of MR education and technical development at Fairfax Radiological Consultants

"The integration of AIR coils and AIRx means that the operator never
has to worry about picking the right coil element combination," says
Schrack. "You don't to take any time selecting or deselecting coil
elements. Based on the operator's scan prescription, the system will
automatically turn on the exact configuration of coil elements for the
best coverage and SNR." Schrack says this advanced technology is
the future of MRI imaging. "It really is the next big thing. AIR Coils will
change the industry."
For more info, see www.gehealthcare.com.

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