MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Southwest Medical Resources provides pre-owned MRI equipment and scanners, refurbished used MRI equipment systems, and used GE MRI parts and used GE MRI coils.

We carry a large inventory of MRI parts in our Southern California distribution facility. These parts include: Analogic RF amps, SSM System Support Modules, HP XW8200 and XW8000 Linux systems, UCERD and CERD complete systems, ICN Image Computer Nodes, Erbtec RF Amps, GPM Gradient Power Modules, Mercury Minerva AP Boards, Magnet Monitors, SGA Power Supplies and much more.

In addition to spare parts, we offer full turn-key solutions for single-slice and multi-slice imaging. Our GE scanner inventory includes the GE Signa Horizon 1.0T, GE Signa Horizon 1.5T, GE Excite 1 1.5T, GE Excite 1 3.0T, GE Excite 2 1.5T, GE Excite 2 3.0T and the GE Signa Advantage. If you have any questions, please contact us today.

MRI, which stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging is primarily a medical imaging technique most commonly used in Radiology to visualize the structure and function of the body. It provides detailed images of the body in any plane. MRI provides much greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than does computed tomography (CT), making it especially useful in neurological (brain), musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and oncological (cancer) imaging. Unlike CT, it uses no ionizing radiation, but uses a powerful magnetic field to align the nuclear magnetization of (usually) hydrogen atoms in water in the body. Radiofrequency fields are used to systematically alter the alignment of this magnetization, causing the hydrogen nuclei to produce a rotating magnetic field detectable by the scanner. This signal can be manipulated by additional magnetic fields to build up enough information to reconstruct an image of the body.

How the Test Works

The patient lies inside a large, cylinder-shaped magnet.

Radio waves 10,000 to 30,000 times stronger than the magnetic field of the earth are then sent through the body. This affects the body's atoms, forcing the nuclei into a different position. As they move back into place they send out radio waves of their own.

The scanner picks up these signals and a computer turns them into a picture. These pictures are based on the location and strength of the incoming signals.

Our body consists mainly of water, and water contains hydrogen atoms. For this reason, the nucleus of the hydrogen atom is often used to create an MRI scan in the manner described above.

Once inside the scanner, the machine's x-ray beam rotates around you. (Modern "spiral" scanners can perform the exam in one continuous motion.)

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New and Recent Inventory

Everyday we are acquiring new equipment. Below you will find a list of some of our most recent additions to our MRI inventory.

If you are looking for parts from any of these systems, please feel free to give us a call at 1-800-USE-SWMR or complete the form above and we will get back to you within 60 minutes.