The Days of Sacrificing Image Quality for Open Design Are Over

For years there has been a significant quality gap between images acquired in high field MR scanners and those of open machines. Scanning capabilities have been limited due to slow image acquisition times and low magnet strength. We were forced to accept these short comings because the Open Scanner filled an important gap for the large and claustrophobic patient.

Those days are over. The Hitachi Altaire™ High Field Performance Open is a dramatic advance in Open MRI technology. With a .7 Tesla strength magnet, it is the first Open system on the market to yield comparable image quality to traditional high field machines. EPIC Imaging is proud to be the first to bring the Altaire™ system to our region. It's the open we've been waiting for:


	•	Twice as fast as any other open system in Portland today
	•	Comparable image quality to traditional high field machines
	•	MRA and diffusion imaging capabilities impossible in other open models
	•	The largest gantry opening available today
	•	Open on all four sides for maximum patient comfort

Open MR technology has truly come of age. With the Altaire™ High Field Performance Open system, we no longer have to choose between diagnostic clarity and patient comfort. EPIC has acquired two Altaire™ units, one for our East side location and one for our West side facility.