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ASG SUPERCONDUCTORS Paramed MRI Unit

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ASG SUPERCONDUCTORS 2
 ASG SUPERCONDUCTORS

The ASG Superconductors group of companies has recently undergone re-organization to incorporate all
elements of our activity into a single structure.
The aim is to bring together the capabilities within the three units to secure and improve our position as a
world-class Italian company, already a worldwide leader in the production of magnets both for scientific
research and for the industrial sector and to develop more effectively the magnesium diboride (MgB2) wire
and MRI businesses.

Competence, knowledge and the ability to work with cutting edge technologies and hi-tech materials remain
at the core of our organization. Managers, technicians and all the people who work for ASG Superconductors
renew every day their commitment to increase our technological capabilities and productivity, collaborating
worldwide with the main scientific research institutes and with the sector’s market leaders.

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PARAMED MRI UNIT 4
 PARAMED MRI UNIT

Paramed MRI Unit is committed to elevating the standard of care in detection, diagnosis and follow-up, thus
improving patient outcomes.

Paramed MRI Unit designs and produces OPEN MRI systems with unique features and benefits, providing
outstanding performance and unparalleled patient comfort.
Merging design innovation with leading-edge medical technology, Paramed MRI Unit provides advanced
solutions in diagnostic imaging, delivering exceptional value to the global community of Healthcare Providers.

The MROpen EVO is the only superconductive MRI with a “totally open” magnet design, that allows Multi-
position imaging including advanced weight-bearing and functional studies, besides providing the highest
comfort for patients.

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THE BEST MRI EXPERIENCE 6
 MROPEN EVO

The “OpenSky” Upright MRI with MgB2 superconductive magnet

MROpen EVO provides exceptional patient comfort, delivering a light MRI examination in a relaxing and
reassuring environment. You can walk into the scanner and you can sit, lie slightly backward, lie horizontally or
even stand. With no barrier between the patient and the surrounding environment, patients can see around
them at all times or enjoy watching TV while comfortably seated in the scanner undergoing an MRI procedure.
All this simply can’t happen in conventional closed MRIs or even in “traditionally open” (C-shaped) systems.
Claustrophobic reactions have so far never occurred in any one MROpen clinical site. Patient anxiety appears
like a memory of the past.

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OPENING
THE HORIZON
OF IMAGING
...it sounds obvious, but it is
TECHNOLOGY BEST MRI PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Friendly to the environment.
Quench-free safe operation. Lower
U-shaped design delivers
unparalleled patient comfort.
better to scan the patient
power consumption. No use of
natural resources.
No barrier between the
patient and the environment. in the position of maximum
MULTI-POSITION IMAGING HIGHEST PATIENT symptoms, where you reveal
Perform MRI in the position of ACCEPTANCE
symptoms: standing, sitting,
bending or lying down.
Claustrophobic, anxious,
larger, elderly or disabled patients,
pathology, than in a position
or those who are in pain, are able
to undergo the examination easily. of maximum pain relief...
UPRIGHT IMAGING SPECIAL STUDIES &
Enables Upright MR Imaging of RESEARCH
Spine and Joints in Weight Bearing Greatest versatility enables special
Mode. MRI studies and
clinical research: from
dynamic studies, to imaging
athletes with extreme ranges of
flexion of the Spine and Joints.

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MULTI-POSITION IMAGING
DON’T GUESS. SEE.

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THE POWER OF
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 MGB2: THE TRUE HELIUM-FREE INNOVATION
SMART
Allows revolutionary “open sky” magnet design.
Enables innovative clinical solutions in Imaging and Therapy.

SAFE
Intrinsically “Quench free”.
No Helium-related hazards and safety systems.
Hassle free maintenance.

GREEN
No Helium used.
Friendly to the environment.
Lower power consumption.
Saving natural resources.

SIMPLE
Makes revolutionary medical applications possible and easy.

ADVANCED
Optimizes Healthcare by providing:
• innovative clinical solutions
• better patient outcomes
• cost saving across the entire care cycle. 11
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 RECEIVING COILS

BRAIN CERVICAL SPINE BODY SPINE SPINE FLAT

Channels: 2 Channels: 2 Channels: 4 Channels: 4
Clinical Applications: Head Clinical Applications: C-Spine Clinical Applications: L-Spine, Clinical Applications:
- Brain T-Spine, Pelvis, Bilateral Hips, Upright/Sitting, L-Spine, T-Spine,
Sacroiliac Joints Sacroiliac Joints

WRIST-HAND KNEE MP-LOOP MP-FLAT

Channels: 2 Channels: 2 Channels: 1 Channels: 1
Clinical Applications: Hand, Clinical Applications: Knee, Clinical Applications: Clinical Applications:
Wrist, Elbow Ankle, Foot Shoulder, Dynamic studies, Upright/Sitting Hip Pelvic Floor,
Multipurpose Multipurpose

FLEX SMALL/LARGE HEAD NECK SHOULDER WHOLE SPINE

Channels: 1 Channels: 3 Channels: 2 Channels: 8
Clinical Applications: Clinical Applications: Brain, Clinical Applications: Clinical Applications: Spine
Upright/Sitting Pelvis, Bilateral MRA Shoulder 13
Hips
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C-spine extension C-spine flexion L-spine Brain
Sag. FSET2 Sag. FSET2 Sag. FSET2 Ax. FSET2

Shoulder Hip Knee Knee

Sag. FIR Ax. SET1 Ax. FSET2 Sag. FSET2
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PULSED SEQUENCES
Spin Echo
Gradient Echo (Gradient Echo)(*)
Multi Echo T2, PD-T2
Gradient Echo Dual Echo (HiCon) (*)

Fast Spin Echo

Fast Spin Echo (FSE T2, FSE T1, FSE PD)(*)
Fast Inversion Recovery (FIR PD, FIR T2)(*)
Fast Spin Echo Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (Fast FLAIR)(*)
Metal T1/T2
HASTE
Diffusion Weigthed Imaging (DWI - HASTE)

Gradient Echo in Steady State

Balanced Steady State in Free Precession (GBASS 3D, GBASS 2D)
Gradient Echo in Steady State (GE 3D)
Gradient Echo in Steady State RF Spoiled (GE T1 3D)
Time Reversed Gradient Field Echo (EMIT 3D)
Dual Echo in Steady State (STSS 3D)

MRA
Angio 2D
Angio 3D

Fat Suppression
Gradient Echo Fat Water Sepration (FWS)
Short time Inversion Recovery (GE-STIR, SE-STIR)
(*) Flow Compensation available

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Field Strength 0.5 T
Type Superconductive “Cryogen-free” based on the technology of MgB2 (Magnesium Diboride)
Lateral Gap 56 cm 22 3⁄64 in
Digital Spectrometer I-box spectrometer
Receiving channels 8
Gradients max intensity 20 mT/m
Rise time 0.6 msec (0 – 20 mT/m)
Slew rate 33 mT/m/msec
Receiving coils technology Multi array cross tuned
Max patient weight 200 kg / 440 lb
Patient position Laying, sitting, standing
Graphic user interface MR-GUI Pro

SITING REQUIREMENTS
Total System Weight 28,000 kg / 61729 lb
Dimensions 170x200x200 cm (WxDxH) / 66 59⁄64 x 78 47⁄64 x 78 47⁄64 in
Electronic Cabinets 3 x 250 kg / 3 x 551 lb
RF Shielding Required
Power requirement 400V 3N ~50Hz 480V 3N ~50/60 Hz
Power Consumption 35 KVA 17
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 MR-GUI PRO

All our MR scanners are based on our own software platform, MR-
GUI Pro. This aspect means total control of software capabilities
and continuous development of new features to answer to our
customers’ needs.

Thanks to the complete integration between the new IBOX

spectrometer, the acquisition software and the post processing
management of the acquired images, MR-GUI Pro increases
the workflow on the ASG Superconductors MR systems.

The operator interface developed according to the guidelines

of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), has been
designed to maximize workflow, usability and product reliability.
MR-GUI Pro, equipped with complete integration with RIS/PACS,
allows, in addition to manual data entry, a quick management
in the patient data workflow directly from WL or the local archive.
The acquisition sequences and the reconstruction algorithm
have been optimized to provide high image quality combined
with better spatial resolution.
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 CUSTOMER SERVICE

We take pride in supporting your team through continual and proactive maintenance.
Our experts are here to make sure that your equipment is functioning optimally.We are committed to maintaining
your MR scanner and acting quickly to get your system up and running should you experience a problem.
Through the remote Diagnosis & Repair approach, we minimize the impact of a failure on your daily routine
by reacting quickly when an unexpected event occurs, increasing the equipment stability and reliability.
Realtime interaction between clinical staff and clinical application experts, whenever a support need arises,
provides immediate and secure access to clinical application expertise and ensures the usage of the clinical
application’s full potential.

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TECHNOLOGY
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 MRI FOR RESEARCH

Technology makes ideas feasible

ASG Paramed MRI Unit supplies the MROpen scanner to Universities worldwide involved in different research
projects. The Alberta Cross Cancer Institute of Edmonton University for MR guided radiotherapy and the Sir
Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre of Nottingham University for the study of the lung using hyperpolarized gases
are two examples of how the MROpen’s capabilities offer new possibilities in MR studies.

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As a claustrophobic patient
who even needed valium to
use an “Open MRI Centre” I can

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only applaud the Upright MRI ...I have been in many scanners
scan I have ever had! in my life and it is not always a
pleasant experience... not to be
confined into a tight space will
have a huge benefit.

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 CONTACTS

ASG SUPERCONDUCTORS S.P.A. PARAMED MRI UNIT ASG SUPERCONDUCTORS USA, INC.

Headquarter Corso F.M. Perrone 73R Oakton Plaza Business Center

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