DryCool technology

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DryCool technologyFreedom beyond helium

DryCool technology is powering the future of truly sustainable MRI with the widest portfolio of helium-independent scanners. Its pioneering sealed-for-life dry magnet solution extends access to high-quality MRI by freeing you from the helium dependency and siting restrictions of conventional systems. Enabling ultra-compact scanner designs that eliminate the need for a quench pipe, DryCool lets you easily site MRI where you need it most. While its smart self-management features minimize the need for helium-related maintenance and maximize clinical uptime – empowering you with truly sustainable MRI for the lifetime of the system.

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Maximum uptime

DryCool technology is combined with smart self-management features to minimize the need for helium-related maintenance and deliver optimized operations for uninterrupted patient care. Unlike conventional MRI systems that require manual work to restore operations following a boil-off or quench event, Dry Cool leverages our unique AutoResponse function to maximize system uptime in response to power outages and interruptions.

See for yourself how DryCool technology reduces infrastructure needs and enable the installation of MR scanners in previously inaccessible locations.

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Freedom to site

DryCool revolutionizes access to MRI by freeing you from the helium dependency and siting restrictions of conventional systems. Featuring ultra-compact quench pipe-free designs that eliminate the need for costly infrastructure, DryCool scanners open up new possibilities to site MRI where you need it most. At less than 2m in height and 3.7t in weight with a maximum footprint of just 25m², they can easily be sited using existing infrastructure to go where no MRI has gone before.

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Lower lifetime costs

Our DryCool scanners empower you with truly sustainable MRI by reducing the costs associated with helium dependency, operational downtime and renovation. DryCool scanners are sealed-for-life with only 0.7l of helium, freeing you from the costs of replacing this scarce natural resource. Their compact size and quench pipe-free designs mean they can be sited without costly renovations to existing infrastructure. While their smart self-management features minimize system downtime and lower operational costs for the lifetime of your system.

Customer Feedback for DryCool

Discover how MAGNETOM Free.Max with its DryCool Technology revolutionizes MRI installation at University Hospital in Basel and cuts installation costs by 34%².

"It is a system that ensures uninterrupted patient flow, even in the event of helium loss, eliminating the need for frequent refills. By minimizing helium consumption through an encapsulated, enclosed, and dry-cooled design, we not only protect the environment but also gain significant operational advantages."³

Roman Boca

General Manager at Dorna Medical in Borșa, Romania

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Compared with the implementation of MAGNETOM Prisma at University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. The result was achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.

The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Since there is no "typical" hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results. This statement is from a person, who or whose institution is engaged in a collaboration with Siemens Healthineers.

MAGNETOM Flow. Platform with 60 cm and 70 cm bore size with Syngo MR XB10 is currently under development and not commercially available. It is not for sale in the U.S.A. Its future availability cannot be guaranteed.

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