Mobile MRI
Mobile MRI Imaging
Wide bore MRI, wherever you need it. A mobile MRI is a complete MRI suite built into a trailer that parks outside your facility. You get the same wide bore systems hospitals install in fixed rooms, OEM-certified and OEM-serviced, without waiting on construction.
Since 1987
Nearly four decades of mobile MRI
Since launching our first mobile MRI route in 1987, Shared Medical Services has helped facilities bring MRI closer to their patients. Our fleet includes wide bore systems from multiple manufacturers, including the largest GE HealthCare SIGNA™ Voyager wide bore mobile MRI fleet in the world.
Your regional team helps match the system, schedule, staffing, and site requirements to your facility, with support that continues after delivery.
Mobile MRI fleet
Key features of our OEM-certified mobile MRI fleet
Every mobile MRI unit runs on an OEM-certified and OEM-serviced system.
70 cm
Wide bore patient comfort
70 cm bore systems: GE SIGNA Voyager, Siemens MAGNETOM Aera/Viato.Mobile, Philips MR 5300, and United Imaging uMR 680.
AI
Reconstruction that sharpens and speeds scans
AIR™ Recon DL on GE SIGNA Voyager, Deep Resolve on Siemens MAGNETOM Aera/Viato.Mobile, and SmartSpeed on Philips MR 5300. Software varies by configuration.
Zero
Ionizing radiation
High-contrast imaging for neuro, musculoskeletal, and vascular exams, with no ionizing radiation.
Our MRI fleet
Explore our MRI fleet
Every system runs in the trailer its manufacturer certified for it, and the two are never separated. That’s what OEM-certified and OEM-serviced means at Shared Medical Services. Older systems stay in service until the end of their service life, then they’re retired, not repurposed. Ask your regional team for the OEM certification on any unit.
SIGNA™ Voyager
- Field strength
- 1.5T
- Bore
- 70 cm
- Receive channels
- 33 or 49
- Table limit
- 550 lb
The system behind the largest GE HealthCare SIGNA™ Voyager wide bore mobile MRI fleet in the world. AIR™ Recon DL delivers sharper images in shorter scans.
Software and features
Available configurations
- 33-channel configurations: 1.5T, 70 cm wide bore systems with coil and software packages specific to the unit.
- 49-channel configurations: 1.5T, 70 cm wide bore systems with an eXpress detachable table; AIR™ Coil and software packages vary by unit.
- Clinical options: AIR™ Recon DL versions, AIR x™, breast coils, and orthopedic coil packages differ across configurations. Confirm the exams and coils required before assigning a system.
Software and features
- AIR™ Recon DL: deep learning reconstruction that removes noise and ringing artifacts, enabling shorter scan times
- AIR™ Coils: lightweight, flexible coils on select configurations
- SIGNA™ Flow: standardized, click-driven exam workflow
- Quiet Technology: acoustic noise reduction for patient comfort
- MR Touch and IDEAL IQ: liver stiffness and fat quantification
- Advanced Spine, MSK, and Neuro packages on orthopedic configurations
Features vary by configuration.
MAGNETOM Aera
- Field strength
- 1.5T
- Bore
- 70 cm
- Receive channels
- 24 or 48
- Table limit
- 550 lb
A proven wide bore workhorse with push-button exams that keep schedules consistent, plus angiography without contrast.
Software and features
Available configurations
- 24- or 48-channel configurations: 1.5T, 70 cm wide bore systems with detachable tables and a 550 lb table limit.
- Software and coils: syngo versions, Deep Resolve/Deep Resolve Pro, breast-coil availability, and other applications vary by unit. Confirm the assigned scanner’s configuration.
Software and features
- Deep Resolve: AI-powered image reconstruction on select configurations
- Dot engines with GOBrain and GOKnee3D: push-button brain and knee exams
- NATIVE: non-contrast MR angiography, an option for patients with impaired kidney function
- SWI: susceptibility-weighted brain imaging
- Quiet Suite: acoustic noise reduction
- Tim Breast Suite, with a dedicated breast coil on select units
Features vary by configuration.
MAGNETOM Viato.Mobile
- Field strength
- 1.5T
- Bore
- 70 cm
- Receive channels
- 48
- Table limit
- 550 lb
Built for mobile, with BioMatrix technology that adapts to each patient’s anatomy and breathing, and AI reconstruction for faster exams.
Software and features
Available configurations
- Fixed-table configuration: 48-channel, 1.5T system with a BioMatrix table and a 550 lb maximum table load.
- Detachable-table configuration: the same 48-channel, 1.5T platform with a dockable BioMatrix table and a 550 lb maximum table load.
Software and features
- BioMatrix sensors and tuners: respiratory sensing and coil shimming that adapt to each patient
- Deep Resolve: AI reconstruction that can shorten brain exams by up to 70%, per Siemens Healthineers
- QuietX DWI: up to 70% quieter diffusion imaging, per Siemens Healthineers
- myExam Assist: guided workflows that adjust to the patient
- GOBrain and GOKnee3D push-button exams
- Short 145 cm system for a more open feel
MR 5300 BlueSeal
- Field strength
- 1.5T
- Bore
- 70 cm
- Table limit
- 550 lb
A sealed BlueSeal magnet that runs on 7 liters of helium, for helium-free operations and less exposure to helium supply. How helium-free MRI works.
Software and features
- BlueSeal micro-cooling magnet: 7 liters of helium, sealed for helium-free operations
- SmartSpeed: deep learning acceleration based on Compressed SENSE
- dStream digital broadband: channel-independent digital signal
- Breeze coils: lightweight coils for easier setup
- ExamCards: automated scanning protocols
uMR® 680
- Field strength
- 1.5T
- Bore
- 70 cm
- Receive channels
- 48 or 96
- Table limit
- 550 or 680 lb
48-channel fixed-table and 96-channel detachable-table configurations, with touchless respiratory gating and deep learning reconstruction in a 70 cm bore.
Software and features
Available configurations
- 48-channel configuration: fixed patient table with a 550 lb maximum load.
- 96-channel configuration: detachable patient table with a 680 lb maximum load.
- Shared platform: 1.5T magnet, 70 cm bore, and zero helium boil-off under normal conditions. Confirm the table, coils, and applications on the assigned unit.
Software and features
- uAI DeepRecon: deep learning reconstruction that suppresses noise
- AI compressed sensing (ACS) and uCS 2.0: up to 16x acceleration, per United Imaging
- EasySense: touchless radar respiratory gating, accurate within 1 mm
- NCE-MRA: angiography without contrast
- Zero helium boil-off under normal conditions
- SuperFlex coils: flexible coils that wrap to the patient
Features vary by configuration.
Patient experience
Inside our mobile MRI units
Explore patient areas across our mobile MRI fleet. Interiors and amenities vary by unit.
Parked or routed
Mobile MRI rental, lease, and routed options
Rent a mobile MRI for temporary capacity, lease a parked unit, or join a route for scheduled scan days. Your regional team will help match the system, staffing, and terms to your facility. Explore interim rentals.
Parked MRI
Lease, with or without staff
Parked MRI units are ideal for facilities with steady imaging needs and predictable patient flow. These dedicated units offer full-day availability, reduce scheduling bottlenecks, and work alongside your in-house staff and systems. It’s a short or long-term solution that delivers reliability without committing to brick-and-mortar expansion.
Best for
Facilities with steady MRI demand and requiring long-term availability.
Routed MRI
Join a shared route
Your facility can join a shared MRI route for scheduled scanning visits without taking on a long-term unit. Whether you need a morning, a day, or more each week, your regional team can review patient volume, site readiness, and route availability with you.
Best for
Individual facilities with lower or part-time MRI demand.
Questions
Mobile MRI questions
How much does it cost to rent a mobile MRI?
It depends on what you need. Cost is driven by the system, how long you need it, whether the trailer is parked long-term or shared on a route, whether it’s staffed by your team or ours, and the site preparation involved. Every service is built around the facility, so the quickest way to a real number is to request mobile imaging with your modality, timeline, and site.
Is a mobile MRI as good as a scanner in a hospital?
Our mobile units use OEM systems also installed in fixed imaging suites, in configurations approved for mobile use. The right comparison is the specific scanner, coils, software, and exam requirements. Your regional team can help review those details with you.
What does a mobile MRI trailer need on site?
Requirements include level parking space, 480V 3-phase power, secure site access, and network connectivity for image transfer. For MRI, our site planning guides for the Siemens Healthineers MAGNETOM, GE HealthCare SIGNA™ Voyager, and Philips Ingenia Ambition cover unit dimensions and electrical requirements system by system, and site planning assistance is provided.
Can I request mobile MRI with AIR™ Recon DL?
Yes. AIR™ Recon DL is available on SMS GE HealthCare SIGNA™ Voyager configurations. It uses deep-learning reconstruction to reduce image noise and ringing. Include the software and exams you need in your request so your regional team can confirm the assigned system’s configuration and availability.
How long can I rent a mobile MRI?
Interim rentals can cover weeks or months for a backlog, an upgrade, a renovation, an outage, or an evaluation before an in-house investment. If you need ongoing capacity, your regional team can discuss a long-term parked lease or scheduled routed service. Tell us what you are working through; the term is built around your needs.
Can a mobile MRI rental become a lease?
Yes. If your needs change, talk with your regional team about moving from temporary rental coverage to a long-term lease. The team will review system availability, staffing, site requirements, and the schedule with you.
Why Shared Medical Services
Why choose Shared Medical Services?
A regional team that knows your site by name, backed by an OEM-certified and OEM-serviced fleet with systems from multiple manufacturers.
Flexible service models
Parked or routed. Interim or ongoing. Staffing options vary by region, with a plan built around your facility.
Maximize imaging ROI
Expand capacity, reduce backlog, and improve access, all without the overhead of a fixed install.
More modalities
Explore other mobile modalities
Shared Medical Services provides mobile CT, MRI, PET/CT, and Cardiac PET/CT on OEM-certified and OEM-serviced systems.