Musculoskeletal MRI

Statistical insights underscore the prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal disorders at the global level.

Musculoskeletal issues are pervasive, affecting a significant portion of the population, with conditions ranging from traumatic injuries to chronic disorders1. The prevalence is notable across different age groups, with a substantial impact on daily life and functionality. Musculoskeletal MRI, has become an essential instrument for clinicians due to its capability to offer detailed assessments of bone and soft tissue injuries, optimizing diagnostic accuracy for fractures, ligament injuries, and joint abnormalities2,3.

  • Enhance the impact of Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Esaote systems ensure efficient and timely diagnostic evaluations for a comprehensive evaluation beyond basic assessments.
  • True-Motion for Real-Time Visualization
    Specialized tool, ensuring unmatched diagnostic accuracy and significantly expanding medical imaging capabilities for specific pathologies in musculoskeletal exams.
  • Patient-friendly atmosphere with Open MRI
    Open MRI design fosters a patient-friendly setting, alleviating claustrophobia, simplifying positioning and promoting patient cooperation.
  • Safety and Accessibility Focus
    Low-field MRI enhances safety but also widens accessibility, making the MRI setting more comfortable and open to all people engaged in sports.

Esaote has over 40 years of experience and is a world leader in the development of dedicated MRI for MSK radiology, offering customers diagnostic accuracy and enhancing accessibility to the imaging of all MSK anatomy from foot to shoulder to the spine.

Esaote's philosophy is to design Open MRI magnets with a special focus on ease of use for the customer maximize the comfort of the patients and reduce the claustrophobia effect.
With a small footprint in terms of installation and power consumption, Esaote dedicated MRI systems are the optimal solution for the daily practice of an MSK imaging center.

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MRI experience for clinicians

The clinician considers Esaote’s systems a perfect supporter for performing all musculoskeletal examinations. Equipped with a complete set of coils that maximize results on the anatomy of interest, Esaote MRI ensures optimal image quality without compromising patient comfort.
Special features and tailored sequences guide the assessment to specific clinical questions, allowing doctors to customize imaging protocols for precise evaluation. The simple workflow management simplifies the diagnostic process, enabling efficient and prompt evaluation.

MRI experience for patients

The open MRI's design creates a patient-friendly atmosphere, addressing common concerns and making musculoskeletal examinations more accessible and pleasant. 
Patients have a more tailored experience since the open design greatly reduces claustrophobia, commonly associated with conventional MRI machines, and many installations allow patients to see the technician performing the scan.
Furthermore, the reduced noise level contributes to a less stressful environment, enhancing patient comfort during the procedure. The easy and comfortable positioning facilitates those patients with mobility issues, enhancing the process and encouraging cooperation between patient and client, resulting in more accurate imaging.

True-Motion

True-Motion can enable real-time visualization of musculoskeletal structures, with minimal time addition to routine exams. True-Motion could reveal intricate details that may go unnoticed in static images and could be particularly beneficial for post-operative evaluation.
This is what makes True-Motion an invaluable specialized tool, ensuring unparalleled accuracy in diagnosis by meeting the unique diagnostic needs of patients. This innovation significantly expands the capabilities of medical imaging, being a key differentiation factor for certain pathologies in musculoskeletal examinations.

Metal Artifact Reduction 

A complete view of the musculoskeletal structures4 requires the ability to reduce as much artifact is possible which arises from the presence of metal implants. Lower magnetic fieldscan minimize artifacts compared to conventional resonance. This has become crucial in patients with metal implants who have undergone surgery.
Esaote systems have integrated special sequences designed to reduce artifacts ensuring high image quality without compromising diagnostic integrity. Post-operative follow-ups become seamless having a reliable and effective solution for comprehensive musculoskeletal assessments.

Safety

The reduced magnetic field not only minimizes the risk of adverse effects but also ensures a safer imaging environment for patients undergoing musculoskeletal scans. These advantages provide better patient accessibility, accommodating people with specific concerns or conditions that may be a challenge in traditional MRI settings.
Offering a solution that reassures the patient from a safety perspective creates important added value to the exam as it directly impacts the emotion and perception of the patient. Esaote's commitment to safety, combined with the benefits of wider accessibility, defines a new frontier for MSK MRI, where the patient comes first.

Sources

  1. Shapiro L, Harish M, Hargreaves B, Staroswiecki E, Gold G. Advances in musculoskeletal MRI: technical considerations. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Oct;36(4):775-87. 
  2. Krasnoperov S. MRI Assessment of Anterolateral Ligament Injury of Knee Joint. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2020 Dec 31;22(6):421-425.   
  3. Dean Deyle G. The role of MRI in musculoskeletal practice: a clinical perspective. J Man Manip Ther. 2011 Aug;19(3):152-61. 
  4. Stecco, A., Arioli, R., Buemi, F. et al. Overcoming metallic artefacts from orthopedic wrist volar plating on a low-field MRI scanner. Radiol med 124, 392–399 (2019).

Magnetic Resonance systems for Musculoskeletal Imaging

Technology and features are system/configuration dependent. Specifications subject to change without notice. Information might refer to products or modalities not yet approved in all countries. Product images are for illustrative purposes only.
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