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Better Breast Cancer Management for Your Patients and Your Practice
The Sentinelle Vanguard® leverages an innovative patient support design with unique Variable Coil Geometry™ to transform our MRI magnet into a dedicated system for breast MR imaging and intervention. With features not available in traditional breast MRI coils, this next‐generation system optimizes imaging and access, enhances patient care and comfort, and improves practice efficiency.

Optimized Image Quality and Access for Positioning and Intervention
The Sentinelle Vanguard breast coil utilized for breast MR imaging at Washington Imaging Services enables better patient outcomes.

• Unique Variable Coil Geometry™ improves signal‐to‐noise ratio for high resolution images.
• Fully adjustable coils yield high quality imaging in all quadrants of the breast, no matter the size or shape.
• Removable medial array for full medial access to posterior‐medial areas of the breast for biopsy, unattainable by traditional technology.
• Greater grid size and adjustable grid positioning for significantly increased coverage of lateral access compared with competitive coils.
• Thoughtful design for clear and complete views.
• Compatibility with leading biopsy devices and localization needles for advanced precision.
  
  

Advanced Design Enhances Patient Care and Comfort
Intelligent design features accommodate the needs of all your patients while providing enhanced comfort.

• State‐of‐the‐art ergonomics with arms‐at‐side positioning or arms above head positioning.
• Visco‐elastic padding and adjustable cushions that can be custom positioned to accommodate individual patients.
• Detachable table models allow for patient preparation outside of MRI suite, enhancing privacy and reducing anxiety.
• Superior access and flexibility to accommodate comfortably patients of all sizes.
• Adjustable headrest with mirror reduces patient anxiety by allowing the patient to see outside of the MRI bore.
• Dedicated Visco‐elastic padding to relieve common pressure points including sternum, diaphragm and lower back.
  
  

Optimized Clinic Workflows for Greater Practice Efficiency
The Sentinelle Vanguard breast coil provides WIS with several key advantages in MR imaging of the breast.

• Improved image quality allows for faster image analyses and intervention to maximize clinic capacity and throughput.
• Stretcher options allow for faster transitions.
• Sturdy and easy to use locking mechanism for reproducible and fast positioning.
• Ability to accommodate larger patients, potentially reducing the number of patients turned away.
• Increased comfort and minimal movement of patients that can reduce the need for rescans.
• Upgrade coils without having to upgrade the stretcher or patient support.
• Improved workflow maximizes efficiency of constrained healthcare resources.
• Dockable stretcher and accessibility of table‐top design allow for faster patient set‐up, increased productivity and less time spent in the MRI suite.
  
  

Choose WIS for Your Breast MRI Needs
Washington Imaging Services offers the most advanced breast MRI system in Seattle and on the Eastside—giving your patients and your practice an important edge.

When you refer your patients to WIS, we'll take expert care of them by offering:

• Shorter exam times
• Greater comfort and satisfaction with less stress and anxiety
• Close proximity—we are the next suite down from both the Overlake Breast Center and the Overlake Cancer Care Center
• Improved diagnosis
• Easy accommodation of any patient and breast size
• MRI-guided biopsy that eliminates the need for a return visit.

Our advanced breast MRI system provides referring physicians:

• Increased area of the breast for examination
• Fewer recalls due to reduced motion during exams
• Improved accuracy
• Improved signal-to-noise ratio for high resolution images

Our imaging technologists also gain key advantages from the system that improve the services we provide. These include:

• Ease of set-up
• Better access to the breast during intervention
• Preparation of the patient outside of the MR suite
• Improved workflow
• Minimized patient movement
• Shorter procedure time
• Easy equipment cleanup
• 24/7 service on call

When your patients require a breast MRI, refer them to Washington Imaging Services. From our state-of-the-art Siemens 1.5T high resolution MRI equipped with the Sentinelle Vanguard breast coil to our experienced breast MRI technologists and radiologists who specialize in breast imaging and interpretation, we provide a superior experience and outcome.

To schedule a breast MRI, call us at 425-688-0100. We're just down the hall from the Overlake Breast Center.

Physicians click here for a breast MRI referral form.