AIRIS Elite’s permanent magnet design incorporates an asymmetric two-post architecture, Hitachi’s signature design, for maximum openness. Combined with Hitachi’s higher-order active shim technology, the magnet produces a spherical imaging volume of remarkably high homogeneity. The proven performance of AIRIS Elite’s vertical field permanent magnet with higher-order active shim technology, Scalable DualQuad RF system, and broad sequence capabilities are all integrated through Hitachi’s unique approach to optimize system performance.
AIRIS Elite continued the tradition of Hitachi's leadership in Open MR technology, providing new capabilities to low-field MRI including parallel imaging and RF fat saturation.

Hitachi Airis Elite Features:

All the Economic and patient comfort features of AIRIS II plus:
- Higher Order Active Shim enables RF fat saturation at 0.3T
- 21mT/m and 55T/m/s gradients for high resolution and fast scan time
- RAPID parallel imaging for shorter scan times
• Gantry opening: 43 cm
• Table top width: 80 cm
• Vertical movement
• Power-driven
• Range 18 – 32 cm
• Lateral movement
• Power-driven
• Range ±4 cm
• Longitudinal travel speed
• Power-driven
• 4.7 cm/sec maximum
• Positioning
• Three-plane
• Laser light localization
• Positioning accuracy: ±1mm
• Emergency evacuation: Manual
table-top release
• Weight limit: 500 lbs
• Communication
• Two-way intercom
• Technologist alert system