| MRI equipment used to be a rarity in the medical | | | | Better image quality is important with these new |
| industry fifteen years ago but now they have | | | | machines since it can give doctors a cleared picture |
| become quite common place in the United States | | | | of their patients ailments, which lead to a proper |
| medical field. The MRI industry is expected to reach | | | | diagnosis. Also, with the older 1.5T machines the MRI |
| almost two billion dollars in the year 2008 alone. This | | | | took a significant amount of time to take. With these |
| industry is especially growing at an even faster rate | | | | new machines the time factor has been significantly |
| outside of the United States because the technology | | | | reduced. This is important for the patient because |
| is still new to less developed countries. | | | | MRI machines have a couple of downsides. The |
| MRI Equipment is relied on extensively today in the | | | | machines are loud and enclosed, which encapsulates |
| diagnostic imaging field because it provides such | | | | the patient as the image is being taken. |
| detailed images for physicians. This way they can | | | | With the new technology coming out patients will not |
| properly diagnose their patients. MRI is slowly being | | | | fear having these images taken with MRI equipment. |
| introduced to developing countries and in the United | | | | With patients being less reluctant to have these |
| States a new MRI technology is coming to market. | | | | procedures done the MRI industry will continue to |
| This new technology is called 3T machines. 3T stands | | | | grow at a fast pace. Physicians will continue to rely |
| for 3-tesla which provides superior imaging capabilities | | | | heavily on this emerging technology and will be able |
| in less time than a standard MRI machine. The old | | | | to make better diagnosis' for their patients an which |
| MRI equipment standard was 1.5 Tesla. | | | | will in turn help cure their ailments. |