Magnetom Free.Max

Description

The Siemens MAGNETOM Free.Max breaks traditional barriers in magnetic resonance imaging by merging physical accessibility with digital imaging performance. Built around a 0.55-Tesla mid-field architecture enhanced by Siemens’ High-V MRI digital signal suite, the system delivers diagnostic confidence across daily clinical workloads while inherently suppressing susceptibility and metal artifacts. With an 80 cm wide-bore aperture, the Free.Max eliminates claustrophobia barriers and opens imaging access to bariatric, immobile, and pediatric patients.

Siting a high-field MRI scanner traditionally requires heavy structural modifications, reinforced floors, and dedicated quench pipes. The Free.Max removes these hurdles through DryCool technology. Utilizing a sealed magnet pre-filled with just $0.7\text{ liters}$ of liquid helium, the system requires no liquid helium refilling, no quench pipe vent to the building exterior, and operates with a total scanner weight under $3.5\text{ tons}$. With a compact transport height under $2\text{ meters}$ ($80\text{ inches}$), the scanner can pass through standard facility doorways and elevators, fitting into suites as small as $24\text{ m}^2$ ($258\text{ sq ft}$).

Key Features & Advanced Technologies

• 80 cm Patient-Centric Wide Bore: The world’s first $80\text{ cm}$ wide bore provides headroom and space to reduce patient anxiety, claustrophobia, and rescan rates, paired with a motorized table supporting up to $320\text{ kg}$ ($705\text{ lbs}$).

• DryCool Helium-Free Infrastructure: Sealed-for-life cryostat design containing $0.7\text{ liters}$ of liquid helium eliminates routine cryogen maintenance, quench pipes, and boil-off risks, reducing total cost of ownership.

• High-V 0.55T Digital Architecture: Mid-field field strength intrinsically reduces dielectric shading and geometric susceptibility distortions caused by air-tissue boundaries or metal orthopedic implants.

• Deep Resolve AI Image Reconstruction: Deep learning convolutional neural networks perform targeted noise reduction and resolution enhancement, allowing the 0.55T platform to generate sharp images comparable to traditional high-field scanners.

• myExam Companion Automation: AI-guided software standardizes exam protocols, guides technologist workflow steps, and uses BioMatrix Select&GO touch-navigation for push-button patient positioning.

• Flexible Lightweight Contour Coils: Ultra-flexible, blanket-like RF receiving arrays adapt directly to diverse patient body shapes without applying pressure or discomfort.

Technical Specifications