Tampa General Hospital Completes First Cases Using VISIUS Intraoperative MRI

IMRIS announced that a Tampa-based University of South Florida neurosurgical team at Tampa General Hospital has completed initial cases using the recently installed VISIUS intraoperative MRI. 

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The two-room VISIUS Surgical Theatre at the hospital features a high-field magnetic resonance that travels to the patient using ceiling-mounted rails.

 

The first case completed using the MRI was a right parietal high-grade glioma — a type of brain tumor.

 

IMRIS is a provider of image-guided therapy solutions through its VISIUS Surgical Theatre. The VISIUS Surgical Theatres serves the neurosurgical, spinal, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular markets.

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