At the group practice in Bremen, nuclear physicians and radiologists will make use of the Biograph mMR system to examine patients quickly and safely for oncological and neurological diseases. A whole-body scan with the molecular MR system can now be completed in approximately 30 minutes, compared to one hour or more for sequential MR and PET examinations.

"The new device heralds a completely new type of diagnosis: The molecular information, in conjunction with Biograph mMR's excellent anatomical and true-to-detail MR imaging, will help us make our diagnoses for patients even better and faster than what is currently possible,” said Christiane Franzius, PhD, nuclear physician and partner at the practice in Bremen. “The simultaneous acquisition enables the benefits of MRI - such as functional examinations or spectroscopy - to be combined with PET, providing the doctor with additional information which can be used for personalized therapy."

Markus Lentschig, MD, a radiologist and one of the partners at the Bremen Mitte practice in Germany, agrees with Franzius: "With simultaneous MR and PET images we also expect an improvement in our workflow. The result is a faster examination, which benefits the patient as well. Patient comfort is very important to us." He explains, "Dose reduction is another major concern of ours – and this can be quite considerable compared to an examination with a PET/CT device. This is particularly critical in the examination of children and young adults, also with regard to the sometimes numerous follow-up examinations for therapy monitoring. We will be using this innovative system for many neurological, cardiac, and, especially, oncological diseases."

The Bremen practice is currently using three different Siemens MRI devices: the MAGNETOM^® Verio 3 Tesla, MAGNETOM Espree 1.5 Tesla, and MAGNETOM Avanto 1.5 Tesla scanners. In conjunction with the installation of the Biograph mMR, the practice will also install a new MAGNETOM Skyra 3 Tesla system.