Unless a hospital or imaging center has an Aurora unit installed, they are scanning their breast patients using an aftermarket coil on a whole body scanner. A dedicated breast MRI, on the other hand, offers many advantages over an aftermarket coil. We’ve designed the Aurora Breast MRI System using a major technological advancement that creates an elliptical, homogenous field of view. Now, each and every patient will have full coverage of both breasts, chest wall and axillae in a single scan, without any compromise in image contrast or resolution. Also, using our NEW and exclusive Bilateral 3-D SpiralRODEO™ technology, which was just released in late 2006, we no longer have to choose between higher image quality or faster scan time. In the past, and for other manufacturers, in order to achieve better image quality you needed longer scan time. But with Aurora’s SpiralRODEO, there is no tradeoff!

Furthermore, the Aurora system has a fully integrated biopsy system. Many radiologists believe that breast MRI should not even be performed unless biopsy is available as well. Yet some centers are performing breast MRIs without the ability to biopsy. The user-friendly AuroraBiopsy™ system has the ability to accommodate core biopsy or vacuum-assisted biopsy devices and provides larger access to the breasts than any other aftermarket kit.

Another advantage of the Aurora dedicated breast MRI is the wide bore tunnel which is one of the largest in the industry. Also, the flared table design, incorporating feet-first entry, improves patient comfort and reduces claustrophobia. As you can see, the truly dedicated and truly integrated Aurora Breast MRI System was designed with you in mind and provides the total solution in breast MRI for applications, including evaluation of patients at high risk for breast cancer, local breast cancer staging, lesion characterization, occult cancer detection, as well as other clinical indications.