Case Study
Switch To Thermoplastic Alloy Increases Image Clarity Of MRI Instruments
MedRad, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, a subsidiary of Schering, Inc., manufactures Magnetic Resonance Imaging "fixtures" and receiving coils. Until recently, MedRad thermoformed the housings of its coil assemblies from ABS plastic sheet, but the polymer generated stray emissions in the presence of stronger magnetic fields produced by newer MRI instruments. MRI devices produce detailed images of internal body structures within a magnetic field by bombard