PMHD demonstrates new 3 Tesla MRI
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District unveiled their new 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine .
The 3T MRI is the first of its kind in Imperial Valley and the state’s southern region.
Pioneers healthcare team says the 3T is going to be very beneficial to patients in the valley.
The 3T has the ability to detect cancers, tumors, and diseases that were not able to be seen before.
Radiology doctor Shahrouz Tahvilian says the 3T is exponentially better than the previous 1.5 Tesla MRI machine.
He says the new imaging the 3T delivers will allow doctors to see diseases early on, where as before they may have gone unnoticed.
The 3T provides a faster and more accurate diagnosis.
A patient can receive an accurate brain scan in about 8 minutes.
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District says they are hopeful this technology will help many people in the community.
