ASG Superconductors partners with Siemens Healthineers to deliver 10.5T Ultra High Field MRI Systems By CIOTechOutlook Team

ASG Superconductors partners with Siemens Healthineers to deliver 10.5T Ultra High Field MRI Systems

CIOTechOutlook Team | Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 12:00 IST

By working together, ASG Superconductors (ASG) and Siemens Healthineers will create UHF MRI systems with unmatched dependability for cutting-edge brain research.

The partnership's first project will see a 10.5T MRI equipment delivered to a university in China. At ASG's facilities in Genova, the magnet will be constructed and thoroughly tested. Siemens Healthineers is in charge of integrating and installing the system once it gets to Hefei.

"In the past, customers looking for a system above 7T had to order the magnet and the electrical integration separately" says Arthur Kaindl, Head of Magnetic Resonance at Siemens Healthineers. "With the new partnership, we are happy to offer these UHF systems on a turnkey basis for the first time. This will lead to a tremendous improvement in project execution for our customers and take a decisive step towards pushing the limits of MRI beyond 7T."

Siemens Healthineers and ASG combine their expertise to deliver to the UHF MRI market imaging systems, with field strengths above 7T, that are thoroughly tested and delivered with clear operative prescriptions and an all-inclusive warranty to match. This is based on their respective relevant histories of technical and scientific successes and undeniable reputations of customer loyalty.

Customers can move toward extremely high field MRI and make new discoveries because to the decreased complexity of implementing MRI projects beyond 7T.

Sergio Frattini ASG Superconductor Chief Executive Officer declares "We're very proud to have signed this agreement with Siemens Healthineers. Superconducting technologies and magnet systems of very high performances are increasingly finding application in medical diagnostics and therapies. Capitalizing on skills and experiences derived from research and industrial collaborations, ASG is constantly improving its superconducting competences and is able to design a complete range of magnets for medical diagnostics with magnetic field strengths ranging from fractions of one Tesla up to UHF. We therefore think that this partnership will help us make the most of our technology for the good of our customers".

ASG Superconductors is a top superconducting business that typically collaborates with clients to define and develop goods by helping with designing, prototyping, and optimising magnetic systems, reducing time to market, and raising system competitiveness overall. Standard, preventative, and urgent maintenance tasks are offered by ASG.