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HVRA Opens New MRI Center Using the Most Advanced MRI Technology in Western Connecticut The Most Advanced MRI in Western Connecticut At HVRA, delivering quality service is of utmost importance, from the latest technologies we use to the personalized attention we provide to each patient. We believe that offering the highest image quality and greatest patient comfort is a vital responsibility. That’s why HVRA has acquired the MAGNETOM Avanto, the first 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner to incorporate Siemens’ revolutionary Total imaging matrix (Tim) technology. This next-generation MRI technology provides superb MR imaging to reveal a new dimension of details, while dramatically improving the patient’s experience with greater speed, quiet and comfort. In fact, HVRA is the first private facility in Connecticut to utilize the MAGNETOM Avanto, joining a prestigious list of medical organizations worldwide.

• Short-bore design enhances patient experience
• Significantly quieter – up to 97% noise reduction
• Feet first exams for nearly all exams
• Ultra-light weight coils
• No patient or coil repositioning needed

Literature
Brochure: Siemens’ MAGNETOM Avanto MRI (pdf)
The Story of Tim: Total imaging matrix (pdf)
MRI Hot Topics (pdf)
MRI Study Basics for Patients (pdf)

Multimedia
Take a Tour of HVRA’s New State-of-the-Art MRI Suite
Animated Trailer on Avanto MRI (1:32 mins)
Tim: Total imaging matrix Video (4:23 mins)
WBR’s Health Journal Television Special (4:11 mins)