2024-08-06 09:04:36
The equipment, installed at the Reina Sofia Foundation, It represents a major leap in research and improved research quality.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a very valuable tool for the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, since it can non-invasively detect brain abnormalities associated with cognitive decline and atrophy processes.
This neuroimaging technique has evolved extensively, as evidenced by an innovative imaging system. new generation MAGNETOM Cima.X.
Developed by Siemens Healthineers with the Cutting-edge technologies on the market, it is currently the most advanced 3T equipment in the world. It represents a revolution when it comes to opening new frontiers in medical research, as it provides amazing image quality, offering high-precision and unobstructed vision. The Reina Sofía Foundation has installed the first machine of this device in Europe in its Alzheimer Center, from where the CIEN Foundation (Research Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases) develops its research activities. The scientific director of CIEN, Pascual Sánchez Juan, assured us: “It will allow us to study patients and volunteers that we have never seen before. This will make it possible to explore the limits of MRI as a therapist in different clinical scenarios; from early diagnosis to correlation with post-mortem studies, or with new ultrasensitive blood biomarkers. The evidence generated will help us position MRI in the new scenario that opens up with the advent of revolutionary treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. “
High energy and performance
The revolution represented by the MAGNETOM Cima.X equipment is given by its new generation technology, which will allow to expand the limits of clinical research. María de Oyarzábal, director of diagnostic imaging at Siemens Healthineers, explains: “Two main parameters determine the strength of an MRI machine, the strength of the wind field and its resistance.” In this sense, MAGNETOM Cima.X has a Tesla magnet 3 and Gemini gradients, the strongest available on the market. This combination allows for images of exceptional detail and detail. “In addition, the system has deep learning algorithms based on the patented Deep Resolve technology, which improves performance and improves the perception of the smallest parts,” adds Oyarzábal.
In short, it is a tool that will allow us to continue research in a much more precise way to achieve early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases in general and Alzheimer’s in particular. paving the way for innovative findings and their translation into clinical patient care. JM
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