In Ełk, in A magnetic resonance imaging laboratory was opened today in the military hospital the best equipment currently available on the market. New equipment will reduce examination time and increase patient comfort.

By invitation Commandant of the 1st Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic SPZOZ in Lublin – Branch in Ełk, Col. Piotr Drozd, MSc, Eng., today's event was attended by the President of the Republic of Poland Ełk Tomasz Andrukiewicz.

uMR OMEGA device - the world's only MRI 3.0 system Tesla with a 75 cm opening and a market-leading table load capacity (310 kg). Thanks to the wide opening, the patient gains more space, and the open The design of the apparatus allows for new ways of positioning patients and expands diagnostic capabilities. High and more detailed image quality is provided by power of 3 Tesla. In addition, the equipment It has calming lighting inside the opening to help patients relax during the test. The manufacturer of the resonance is Unitet Imaging Healthcare Ltd.

List Possible tests that can be performed with this device:
examinations of the head and neck (also for angiographic examinations), head, cavity abdomen, trunk (chest and abdomen), entire spine (c-segments, th and l), the entire central nervous system (i.e. head + entire spine), shoulder, wrist, knee, ankle and foot, mammogram, joints mandibulotemporal, cardiac, carotid arteries, infants and small children (up to 3 years of age), lower limbs, small anatomical structures, the whole Body.

Complete cost of the investment – PLN 10,799,069.28
Co-financing from the state budget – Ministry of National Defense – PLN 10,626,000.00