MAGNETOM Rhapsody the 1 Tesla open high-field system. Here you will find Product FAQs.

Product FAQs

Why is it named Open High Field 1Tesla?

What is the advantage of higher field strength?

Which type of magnet is used to generate the field strength?

Does Siemens manufacture the magnet in Germany?

What are the specific applications of the MAGNETOM Rhapsody?

Is Siemens going to implement the new standard syngo operating system in the MAGNETOM Rhapsody as well?

Product FAQs

Open stands for a Siemens high-performance system with a patient- and user-friendly design. Extensive customer focus groups have confirmed: patients much prefer openness. Open systems are inviting and reassuring. Additionally, the staff has easy access to the patient, and the system is even suitable for MR interventions. High Field stands for 1 tesla field strength. Everyone agrees that 1 tesla is where high-field MR begins - and they have good reasons to. 1 tesla high-field image quality has significant advantages over images achieved with 0.5 or 0.7 tesla which are considered as low- or mid-field images, respectively. So why should such high-field performance be limited to tunnel systems? Certainly, the technical feasibility of an system is hard to imagine and by no means an easy feat. Yet where others have made noble attempts to reach for the stars, Siemens has succeeded: creating the first truly high-field open MR system.

A magnet with high field strength creates more signal, resulting in better image quality, better resolution, and shorter measurement time. Normally, you can expect the examination to be completed in 30-50% less time than in mid- and low-field systems. The result: high patient throughput, extensive application depth and excellent investment security.

It is a superconducting, actively-shielded magnet with very high homogeneity over the entire 40 cm field-of-view .

No, the key technology comes from OMT (Oxford Magnet Technology), the leading magnet manufacturer in the world. Since OMT is a joint venture with Siemens, we were able to take advantage of many synergies during the research and testing phase. Together, we have been able to develop a magnet solution perfectly suited for use in an MR system.

The application range is equivalent to MAGNETOM Harmony. There will be a comprehensive range of Neurology, Body, and Orthopedic applications as well as advanced techniques such as diffusion and perfusion, and contrast-enhanced MRA. To be a bit more specific – here is a list of some of the features:

Mulit-slab MR angiography

Peripheral MR angiography

Diffusion for early stroke diagnosis

Perfusion for imaging of arterioles and capillaries

BOLD for functional MR imaging

Breath-hold abdominal sequences

Single-shot EPI for very fast imaging

Of course! Our customers want powerful communication in a single language. syngo combines a simple, intuitive user interface with powerful networking capabilities. With syngo, you can manage a patient’s entire workflow – from registration to diagnosis to data storage, including all diagnostic images – at a single workplace. More and more Siemens modalities will become syngo-speaking – syngo even has the potential to become the industry standard for medical imaging in the 21st century.