Edison Imaging News

Come visit us Sunday June 6, 2010 at the Waterfront Festival at the Alvin P. Williams Waterfront Park in Sewaren.

Be one of the first 100 visitors to our booth and receive one of our “green” grocery bags.  Edison Imaging Associates has been supporting this event for many years and looks forward to seeing our “friends” again this year!

Jan 2010

Edison Imaging Associates has upgraded our comprehensive Breast MR program.
This upgrade included the addition of The Sentinelle Vanguard Breast MRI table. The Sentinelle Vanguard table leverages a throughput enhancing patient stretcher together with an innovative patient support design and a unique Variable Coil Geometry™, to transform our MRI system into a dedicated system for breast MR imaging and intervention. With features not available in traditional breast MRI coils, this next-generation system optimizes imaging and access, patient care and comfort, and practice efficiency.
High quality imaging
The unique Variable Coil Geometry allows imaging coils to be customized for each breast of every patient, improving signal-to-noise ratio over fixed coils. This results in the ability to resolve detail in morphology which can lead to better breast cancer management and treatment options.
Patient care and comfort
The patient-centric patient support features state-of-the-art ergonomics to comfortably accommodate patients with arms at side and arms over the head positioning. Patient comfort can greatly reduce image artifacts due to patient movement, resulting in improved image quality.
Padding is made of visco-elastic foam for improved comfort, especially in common pressure areas such as the diaphragm and sternum. All padding is adjustable, allowing customized cushioning for every patient, and the foam is covered in surgical grade material allowing for easy clean-up.
Full access
The open design of the Vanguard patient support allows maximum access to the breast for ease of positioning and intervention, while coils can be adjusted for different sized breasts and different areas for intervention. The coils can easily be moved medially and laterally, permitting optimal access for targeting in all quadrants of the breast.
For more information regarding this upgrade please read the full explanation at http://www.sentinellemedical.com/vanguardge.html, or contact us at 732-632-1650.

Fourth Quarter 2009

Edison Imaging Associates has been approved by Biomet orthopedics to perform the necessary MR studies to be used with the new Signature Knee System.

Signature™ Personalized Patient Care*
You are unique. So when a part of you becomes affected by arthritis, you want a solution that’s just for you. That’s why Biomet offers Signature™ Personalized Patient Care, utilizing MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) technology to create personalized positioning guides for total knee replacement. These guides use advanced technology to help surgeons more accurately position total knee implants. The goal is to provide a more comfortable, longer lasting implant solution.

The Signature™ System
The Signature™ system utilizes custom femoral (thighbone) and tibial (shinbone) positioning guides that fit directly onto your unique anatomy. These guides position the implants without having to use traditional invasive instrumentation, allowing for a potentially less invasive procedure.
The Signature™ guides are developed from MRI. The MRI is used in conjunction with a computer program to create a three-dimensional joint reconstruction, enabling the surgeon to plan total knee replacement before surgery. In the past, surgical planning has typically been based off of two-dimensional X-rays. With the MRI and Signature™ personalized positioning guides, surgeons have access to a greater level of detail and precision for implant position and alignment before the procedure. This allows for personalized implant positioning and may help enhance surgical efficiency.

For more information on this procedure please visit the Biomet web page at http://www.biomet.com/mySignatureSolution/ or contact our Chief Technologist at 732-632-1650.

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