The Vantage Galan 3T MR system from Toshiba Medical, Tustin, Calif., has been installed in a new research facility at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. A ribbon cutting opening ceremony was held at the newly opened center, the Center for Advanced Imaging Research and Science, or CAIRS, within the university’s Science + Technology Park.
Toshiba Medical and its academic collaborators aim to create unique healthcare solutions using Toshiba Medical’s premium MR system.
“Toshiba Medical is honored to have our most advanced 3T MR system installed at the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins,” says Shelton D. Caruthers, PhD, director of MR at Toshiba Medical Research Institute USA Inc. “True to our ‘Made for Life’ philosophy, we will focus on the delivery of future products that incorporate patients’ needs and will provide medical professionals with new clinical value. MR will continue to grow as a key technology in healthcare, and our goal is to develop world-class MR systems together with our partners such as Johns Hopkins that help improve the lives of people everywhere.”
