ECHELON Smart Plus 1.5T - Hitachi Medical Systems

Can smart MRI get any smarter?

Yes it can. Our ECHELON Smart Plus 1.5T MRI scanner will end your quest for high image quality within the shortest scan time - with advanced features and technologies that take your patient examinations to the next level.

SmartCOMFORT for patient-friendly MRI scans, with less noise, plus non-contrast imaging.
SmartQUALITY for consistent image quality with advanced features for fat suppression, plaque evaluation, hemodynamics, neurovascular imaging, and many more.
SmartSPEED for high patient throughput with SynergyDrive, our automation software that reduces scan time while maintaining high image quality.
SmartSPACE with a small footprint and flexible layout options.
SmartECO to minimise your power usage - reducing both your ecological and economical impact.

Welcome to the ECHELON Smart Plus.
Make your MRI exams even smarter.

SmartCOMFORT for exams that put your patients and operators at ease

ECHELON Smart Plus makes the whole-body examination process more comfortable. For your patients, that means fast, silent scans without the need for earplugs or contrast injections. Meanwhile your operators benefit from automated exam processes - and remote application and service support around-the-clock.

Reduced noise levels decrease patient anxiety without prolonging scan time or compromising the image quality thanks to SoftSound.
Image complex hemodynamics without injecting your patient with any contrast agents - via BeamSAT TOF or VASC-ASL, for angiography, perfusion and diffusion imaging.
User-friendly with various fully automated features and easy-to-use functions.
Remote application support to help optimise protocols, train technicians - and control the entire exam online with SENTINEL™.
Remote maintenance support delivers automatic notification of anything suspicious via SENTINEL™ - maximising your uptime.

SmartQUALITY imaging
for the whole body

ECHELON Smart gives you exactly what you need most to make confident decisions: clear and precise images with high diagnostic value.

Equipped with multiple sequences to tackle all your clinical MR imaging challenges.
All around RADAR imaging to reduce motion artefacts.
Quantitative mapping of iron dispositions and plaque with SIR Map and T2* Map.
Various fat suppression methods with minimised influence of magnetic susceptibility - like STIR, FatSep, H-Sinc or Water Excitation.
A wealth of advanced imaging features like IP-RAPID, TIGRE, ADAGE, TRAQ, FLUTE, VASC, BSI and isoFSE.
Individual shimming per patient for a uniform magnetic field, outstanding image quality and increased patient comfort with HOSS.

SmartSPEED for faster examination time and greater patient throughput

Automate, simplify and accelerate your exam process with our SynergyDrive Suite. It delivers quick and consistent results, high image quality, increased patient throughput - and ultimately, a better patient and user experience.

High-speed MR imaging with IP-RAPID reduces scan time by up to 60%* while maintaining high image quality.
A fully automated imaging operation. Just click ‘START’ with AutoExam for an uncomplicated process with more consistent scan results.
Automatic slice positioning with AutoPose.
Multi-channel coils for easy positioning and fast scanning with WIT (Workflow Integrated Technology).

* compared to same sequences without IP-RAPID, depending on scan conditions.

SmartECO for energy efficiency, plus SmartSPACE for installation flexibility

ECHELON Smart Plus is designed for efficiency. It uses less electricity, requires less space, and even comes with long cables for added flexibility.

Low energy consumption with zero boil-off, less heat discharge and Power Saving mode.
Compact design suitable for small rooms, with long cables that can connect to equipment rooms further away. Check siting options here!
1.5 Tesla superconducting MRI scanner.
Powerful RF chain with 18kW.
Powerful gradient with 33mT/m max. strength and 130T/m/s max. slew rate.
50cm FOV in all axis.
16 channels receiver coils for the highest sensitivity.
Fully motorised patient table with multiple coil connectors.

Coils

3 Inch Coil

9 Inch Coil

Shoulder Coil

Wrist Coil

Knee Coil

WIT Spine Coil

GP Flex Coil

Flex Body Upper Coil

Head and Neck Coil

Open Head and Neck Coil

Foot and Ankle Coil

Breast Coil

Clinical Gallery

Brain MRI scan study with IP-RAPID time acceleration and SoftSound quiet sequences. The total scan time was 8:14 minutes.

Vascular MRI study with non-contrast VASC-ASL for portal vein and kidney artery evaluation. Collateral blood flow due to proximal stenosis either in the superior mesenteric artery or in the celiac trunk.