After the exam, SeungRok Yoo, a professional Ssireum wrestler who weighs approximately 170 kg, said: “I felt very comfortable. The other MRIs in which I was scanned were too narrow and packed for me. Some hospitals even refused to examine me with an MRI.” This example shows how MAGNETOM Verio can help MRI scanning of patients who do not have an average body mass index. With a bore size of 70 cm, MAGNETOM Verio also makes it possible to scan patients suffering from back strains with bent legs and lying on their sides at their convenience during the exam.

St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul is a reference site where 49 Siemens imaging systems are installed. Three MAGNETOM Verio systems and one MAGNETOM Avanto are currently serving the patients. HyeonGu Park, Head of Siemens Healthcare Korea, stated: “Together with Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, we provided famous wrestlers with free MRI scanning in order to effectively showcase our high-tech, patient-oriented MRI solutions. We are sure that MAGNETOM Verio significantly improves patient comfort and accurate diagnosis, which plays a large role in the early detection of diseases.”