Toshiba is the leader in open superconducting technology. The OPART by Toshiba was designed with superior technology by replacing the traditional MRI tube design with an open architecture that reduces feelings of enclosure. The OPART's structure allows clinicians to access the patient from all four sides, increasing overall patient care and comfort, THEREBY reducing the need for sedation. This access, along with a table weight capacity of 500 pounds and an extra-wide vertical aperture, facilitates the scanning of claustrophobic, anxious, pediatric or bariatric patients. A four-post design increases magnet stability to ensure image quality doesn't suffer from vibration.

"We hear the same thing repeatedly from many patients," said Dr. Mark Winkler, director of MRI, Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging (SDMI), in Las Vegas. "They've never had claustrophobia but unexpectedly experience anxiety while undergoing an MR exam. Their anxiety is often amplified by the fact that they are caught off-guard by their reaction. It's not uncommon to hear these patients vow to never again go through another MR in a closed system. In those cases, we use Toshiba's OPART(R)."

Saint Pete MRI has both a High Field MRI and the Toshiba Opart Open MRI. This allows the physician flexibility with regards to the patient’s imaging procedure.