Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Radiographers, MR, Technical aspects, Education and training
Authors:
T. Thomas1, V. Maliakas2, L. G. Astrakas3, I. Giannakelos4, K. Samsonidis4, V. G. Syrgiamiotis5, M. Argyropoulou3; 1IOANNINA /GR, 2IOANNINA, GR/GR, 3Ioannina/GR, 4Athens/GR, 5GOUDI/GR
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1549
Background
The rapid development of technology coupled with the further development of IT applications and their prevalence in an ever-increasing range of human activity has also catalytically affected the health sector,
creating new possibilities and prospects for medical applications.
Indeed,
the medical imaging sector has been one of the fields of medical science,
which has been influenced by the explosion of medical devices and products.
A characteristic example of this,
is the evolution of the MRI which became the “flagship” of Medical Imaging just within a few decades.
MRI systems equal to 3 Tesla,
mainly used in everyday clinical practice,
were called to replace the 1.5 Tesla systems,
which are the majority of the operating magnetic resonators at the level of clinical practice.
The need for change: Better imaging,
quicker examinations,
new possibilities,
and perspectives.