LAVA-HD

Signa HD 1.5T and Signa HD 3.0T Advanced Applications

LAVA-HD - Abdominal Imaging

Abdominal Imaging Challenges:

1 in 10 abdominal MR exams is rendered inconclusive from motion artifacts or inadequate resolution

LAVA-HD (Liver Acquisition with Volume Acceleration) combines contrast-enhanced, multi-phasic imaging with superb fat suppression for MR liver imaging as simple as CT.

LAVA-HD - Abdominal Imaging

With LAVA-HD You Can:

  • Produce excellent abdominal image quality on patients who have difficulty holding their breath
  • Scan the entire liver of a large patient in a single breath-hold every time
  • Achieve 25% more resolution with 25% more coverage at a speed unmatched by standard MR.
  • Perform procedures that can have a positive economic impact on your practice


LAVA-HD enables imaging the liver of a patient who has trouble holding his or her breath. This GE exclusive application is radically changing the way abdominal MR imaging is performed. GE has created alternative scanning techniques and strategies that minimize artifacts in the most challenging studies.

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