INOXCVA is one of the largest manufacturers of Cryogenic Storage, Re-gas and Distribution Systems for LNG, industrial gases and cryo-scientific applications with operations in India, Brazil & Europe.
The successful manufacturing of the MRI cryostat positions India as the sixth country in the world to manufacture MRI magnet systems.
It is in line with INOXCVA’s commitment to revolutionising the healthcare sector in India with cutting-edge solutions.
According to the INOXCVA, the fabrication of the MRI cryostat was carried out at its state-of-the-art facility in Vadodara, Gujarat to enhance access to affordable MRI tests.
The cryostat was indigenously designed by a team of scientists, engineers, and research fellows led by Dr. Soumen Kar, Principal Investigator of the Indigenous Magnetic Resonance Imaging (IMRI) project at Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi.
Funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), this high tech is expected to reduce scan times and procedure durations and ultimately, lower the operating costs of MRIs.
“The MeitY-funded IMRI project was an exceptionally challenging task, requiring the application of numerous complex indigenous technologies,” Dr. Soumen Kar said in a press release.
The launch of the Indian Advanced MRI Technology, christened I-Amrit 1.5, is a significant milestone in India’s effort to provide affordable healthcare to a wider population.
This technology will be used by clinicians for disease detection, treatment monitoring, and diagnosis to improve patient care and save lives.
“Achieving the stringent performance targets required for clinical scanners demanded the highest level of technological perfection in integrating the magnet with the helium cryostat,” noted Dr. Kar.
It is the result of continued collaboration among several parties including SAMEER (Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research), the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
“The combination of the MRI magnet system developed by IUAC, the indigenous RF technology from SAMEER Mumbai, and software created by C-DAC Kolkata and Trivandrum, positions India to achieve complete self-reliance in modern MRI technology,” said Dr. Kar.
It builds on India’s ongoing efforts to pursue indigenous production of MRI machines following the successful manufacture of the MRI cryostat and integration of the MRI magnet system at INOXCVA’s facility in Gujarat.
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