GE Healthcare and Varian Inc, announced recently that they will begin a collaboration to develop a new pre-clinical 7T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system. Under the agreement, initial development and integration will be a joint effort between the two companies. Once development is complete, Varian will offer customers a fully integrated 7T System, combining GE's state of the art electronics, user interface, pulse-sequences and applications with the magnet, gradients, positioning devices and RF coils provided by Varian. "This is an example of the terrific working relationship GE and Varian have established," said Jim Davis, GM of Global MR business for GE. "We are combining the best of our technology with the best of Varian's technology to create a very advanced 7T MR system for research purposes." Garry Rogerson, President/CEO added.
