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Siemens Magnetom Espree 1.5T 18ch (2010)

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Siemens Magnetom Espree 1.5T 18ch (2010)

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Siemens Magnetom Espree 1.5T 18ch (2010)

The Head Stays Outside the Magnet.

The usual way to make MRI tolerable for anxious or larger patients is to drop to an open low-field system and accept the reduction in scope that comes with it. The Espree takes the other route: a 70 cm bore and a magnet short enough that for many examinations the patient's head remains outside it, at full 1.5 Tesla. This unit was built in 2010 with an 18 channel configuration, and Medigear.uk confirms the coil complement, magnet history and siting requirements before quotation.

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MRI Systems

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Medical Diagnostic Equipment

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Refurbished

Year

2010

Origin

Poland

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Certified Professional Seller

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Supplier: Medigear

There is a trade-off that services face when patient tolerance becomes a problem, and this platform is worth understanding as an answer to it.

A meaningful share of MRI referrals do not complete. Claustrophobia is the most common reason, and it produces abandoned examinations, non-attendance, repeated referrals and a steady demand for sedation and general anaesthesia to get patients through. Larger patients present a simpler problem: a conventional 60 cm bore may not accommodate them comfortably, or at all. The usual response is to acquire an open system, which addresses tolerance and access very effectively but does so at reduced field strength, with the narrower clinical scope and longer acquisitions that follow.

The Espree resolves that differently. It is a full 1.5 Tesla superconducting scanner, so the clinical scope is complete: neurological, spinal, musculoskeletal, abdominal, pelvic, vascular and oncological work are all within range at the field strength protocols and reporting literature assume. What changes is the geometry of the magnet.

The bore is 70 cm rather than the 60 cm typical of conventional 1.5T systems. That additional ten centimetres is not a marginal difference in practice. It accommodates larger patients who would not fit a standard bore, allows more room for positioning, padding and support of patients who cannot lie flat comfortably, and provides working access for interventional and guided procedures where a conventional bore leaves none.

The magnet is also short, and this is the feature that most affects tolerance. Because the bore length is considerably less than a conventional system, for many examinations the patient's head remains outside the magnet entirely. A patient who can see out of the scanner, and who is not lying deep inside a tunnel, is in a fundamentally different situation from one enclosed along their whole length. For anxious and claustrophobic patients that is frequently the difference between an examination that completes and one that does not, and it removes the need for sedation in a proportion of cases where sedation would otherwise be the only route.

The commercial consequence is worth stating plainly. A service that currently loses examinations to intolerance, pays for anaesthetic support to prevent that, or refers larger patients elsewhere, can address all three without stepping down in field strength or narrowing what the scanner can do. There is no separate low-field system to buy, staff and site, and no category of work that has to be sent to the other machine.

The channel configuration determines throughput. Receive channels set which coils the system supports and how far parallel imaging can accelerate an acquisition, which determines scan time and therefore patients per session. An 18 channel configuration is a capable clinical specification, and Medigear.uk confirms it against the unit rather than the model family since configurations differ within a product line. The coil complement completes that picture, since coils determine which anatomy can be imaged and to what standard and are expensive to source separately. Medigear.uk confirms exactly which coils are included and the cost of any additions a service would need.

As with any superconducting system, the magnet is assessed on history rather than age. A magnet kept continuously cold does not wear out the way electronics, gradient amplifiers, RF chains and consoles do, so the useful evidence is the cold history, the quench record, the current helium level and boil-off rate, the cold head hours and the condition of the chiller and supporting plant. Medigear.uk obtains all of it in writing, because on a used MRI it is the most informative material available and none of it appears in a build year.

Siemens Magnetom is among the most widely installed MRI families in service, which brings good parts availability, engineers familiar with the platform and an established second-hand market. Medigear.uk confirms the current service and parts position for this specific unit.

Installation requires a radiofrequency shielded enclosure, a magnetic field plot with the five gauss line established and controlled, a quench pipe routed to atmosphere, floor loading assessment, plant space, environmental control and delivery access capable of accepting a magnet. Where the system is currently installed, de-installation, magnet handling and transport form a substantial project in themselves, and Medigear.uk establishes the position and coordinates these elements as a single sequence.

Governance is magnetic resonance safety rather than a radiation regime, since no ionising radiation is involved: controlled access, projectile precautions, patient and staff screening, quench and emergency procedures, local rules and the responsible person and safety expert roles a service requires, all in place before commissioning.

General diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging across neurological, spinal, musculoskeletal, abdominal, pelvic, vascular and oncological work is what this platform serves, at full 1.5 Tesla. All clinical judgement, including whether an examination is justified and how findings are interpreted, remains with the referring and reporting clinicians, and Medigear.uk supplies configuration and condition detail rather than clinical guidance.

Anxious and claustrophobic patients are the group the geometry most obviously serves. Where a service currently loses examinations to intolerance, converts them to sedation, or refers them onward, a short bore that leaves the head outside for many examinations addresses the cause directly.

Larger patients who cannot be accommodated in a conventional 60 cm bore represent a referral stream many services currently send elsewhere. A 70 cm bore with an appropriate table rating widens what a service can accept rather than refer.

Paediatric work benefits from reduced enclosure and better sightlines, which lowers the proportion of children requiring sedation or general anaesthesia to complete an examination.

Interventional and guided procedures benefit from the working access a wider bore provides, where a conventional bore leaves little or none.

Services planning capacity should note that this platform removes the usual reason for operating a separate low-field system alongside a conventional one. Tolerance and access are addressed within a single scanner that retains complete clinical scope, which is simpler to staff, site and support than two machines.

Tolerance Without Losing Field Strength

The usual answer to claustrophobia and patient size is an open low-field system, which narrows clinical scope. This platform addresses both through magnet geometry while remaining a full 1.5 Tesla scanner.

The Head Outside the Magnet

Because the bore is short, many examinations leave the patient's head outside it entirely. A patient who can see out is in a fundamentally different position from one enclosed along their full length, and that frequently decides whether an examination completes.

A 70 cm Bore Rather Than 60 cm

Accommodates larger patients who would not fit a conventional bore, gives room for positioning and padding patients who cannot lie flat comfortably, and provides working access for interventional and guided procedures.

Reduced Sedation and Anaesthetic Dependence

Where patients currently need sedation or general anaesthesia specifically because they cannot tolerate enclosure, the geometry removes the cause rather than managing the consequence. The saving is calculable against current anaesthetic usage.

Complete Clinical Scope

Neurological, spinal, musculoskeletal, abdominal, pelvic, vascular and oncological work all within range at the field strength protocols and reporting literature assume, with no category of referral that must be declined or sent elsewhere.

One Scanner Instead of Two

Removes the usual reason for running a low-field system alongside a conventional one, since tolerance, access and full scope are addressed within a single machine that is simpler to staff, site and support.

An 18 Channel Configuration

Determines coil support and parallel imaging acceleration, and therefore scan time and patients per session. Confirmed against the unit rather than the model family.

The Coil Complement Confirmed

Coils determine which anatomy can be imaged and are expensive to source separately. Medigear.uk states exactly what is included and the cost of any additions required.

Magnet Assessed on History

Cold history, quench record, helium level and boil-off, cold head hours and plant condition obtained in writing, since a magnet kept continuously cold does not age the way electronics do and none of this appears in a build year.

A Widely Installed Platform

Siemens Magnetom is among the most common MRI families in service, bringing good parts availability, familiar engineers and an established market.

Wide Bore Short Bore 1.5T Platform

A full field strength superconducting system whose magnet geometry addresses patient tolerance and access without reducing clinical scope.

Bore Diameter: 70 cm

Ten centimetres wider than conventional 1.5T systems, accommodating larger patients and allowing room for positioning, padding and procedural access.

Short Magnet Length

Leaves the patient's head outside the magnet for many examinations, which is the feature most directly affecting tolerance.

Field Strength: 1.5 Tesla

Full clinical field strength, at which the majority of protocols and reporting literature are established.

Year of Manufacture: 2010

Bearing principally on electronics, console and software generation rather than on the magnet, which is assessed on history.

18 Channel Configuration

Determines coil support and the extent of parallel imaging acceleration available, and therefore session throughput.

Coil Complement

The supplied set stated explicitly, covering the anatomy a service intends to scan, together with the cost of any additions required.

Patient Table Weight Capacity

Confirmed against the specification, since it determines which patients the wider bore can actually accommodate.

Magnet Cold History and Quench Record

Obtained in writing as the most informative evidence of a superconducting magnet's condition.

Helium Level, Boil-Off and Cold Head Hours

Established at enquiry, as all three bear on running cost and on the position immediately after installation.

Software Version and Licence List

Sequence packages and post-processing options confirmed against the unit, since MRI capability is substantially licence determined.

Console and Workstation

Console generation and workstation specification confirmed, as both affect workflow, reporting and support.

Installation Status and Transport

Whether the system is currently installed or already removed, established at enquiry, since de-installation and magnet handling are substantial cost elements.

Siting Requirements

Shielded enclosure, field plot and five gauss line, quench pipe routing, floor loading, plant space, environmental control and delivery access assessed against the receiving site.

MR Safety Arrangements

Controlled access, projectile precautions, patient and staff screening, quench and emergency procedures, local rules and responsible person and safety expert roles raised before commissioning.

This Siemens Magnetom Espree was built in 2010 and answers a problem most services solve at a cost. Claustrophobia and patient size cause examinations to be abandoned, converted to sedation or referred elsewhere, and the usual remedy is an open low-field system that addresses tolerance while narrowing clinical scope. The Espree does it through geometry instead. A 70 cm bore accommodates patients a conventional 60 cm system cannot, and leaves room for positioning, padding and procedural access. A short magnet leaves the patient's head outside it for many examinations, which changes the experience fundamentally for anxious patients and removes the reason sedation would otherwise be required. All of this at full 1.5 Tesla, so neurological, spinal, musculoskeletal, body, vascular and oncological work remain within range and no referral has to be sent elsewhere. The 18 channel configuration and the coil complement determine throughput, and Medigear.uk confirms both against the unit. The magnet is assessed on cold history, quench record, helium level, boil-off and cold head hours rather than on its build year, obtained in writing, alongside the licence list, installation status, siting requirements, transport arrangements and the MR safety governance a service needs in place before commissioning. Contact Medigear.uk for specifications, procurement assistance, or expert consultation.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

It is a wide bore, short bore superconducting magnetic resonance imaging system operating at 1.5 Tesla, with a 70 cm bore diameter. This unit was built in 2010 with an 18 channel configuration.

It accommodates larger patients who would not fit a conventional 60 cm bore, allows more room for positioning, padding and supporting patients who cannot lie flat comfortably, and provides working access for interventional and guided procedures where a standard bore leaves none.

Because for many examinations it leaves the patient's head outside the magnet. A patient who can see out, and who is not lying deep inside a tunnel, is in a fundamentally different position from one enclosed along their full length. For anxious and claustrophobic patients that is often the difference between an examination that completes and one that does not.

It addresses the same problems without the trade. Open systems handle tolerance and access very well but do so at reduced field strength, with narrower scope and longer acquisitions. The Espree is full 1.5T, so the clinical range is complete while the geometry does the work of making the examination tolerable.

In a proportion of cases, yes. Where patients currently require sedation or general anaesthesia specifically because they cannot tolerate enclosure, a short wide bore removes the cause rather than managing the consequence. The saving is worth calculating directly against current anaesthetic usage.

Yes. This is a full 1.5 Tesla scanner, so neurological, spinal, musculoskeletal, abdominal, pelvic, vascular and oncological work are all within range at the field strength protocols and reporting literature assume.

Which coils the system supports and how far parallel imaging can accelerate an acquisition, which sets scan time and therefore patients per session. Medigear.uk confirms the configuration against the unit rather than the model family.

Coils determine which anatomy can be imaged and to what standard, and they are expensive to buy separately. Medigear.uk confirms exactly which are included and the cost of anything a service would need to add.

Assessed on history rather than age. A superconducting magnet kept continuously cold does not wear out the way electronics and consoles do, so the evidence that matters is the cold history, quench record, helium level and boil-off, cold head hours and plant condition. Medigear.uk obtains all of it in writing.

A radiofrequency shielded enclosure, field plot and five gauss line, quench pipe routed to atmosphere, floor loading, plant space, environmental control and delivery access capable of accepting a magnet, plus de-installation and transport where the system is currently installed.