The Council of Tenerifeand the University of La Laguna (ULL) have signed a collaboration agreement to invest 720,000 euros in the renewal of the Imetisa company’s magnetic resonance equipment. The objective of this agreement is to provide the public company, 90% dependent on the Insular Corporation and 10% on the Canary Health Service (SCS)of the latest technology to improve the care provided to patients who require this type of test, as well as the conditions for medical and radiological research.
The agreement was signed by the president of Imetisa and third vice president of the Cabildo, Marian Franquetand the rector of the University of La Laguna, Rosa Maria Aguilarwith the presence of the vice-rector for Research and Transfer, Ernest Pereda.
The also insular councilor of Social action highlights the benefits of cooperation between the two institutions, “both from the point of view of health care and from the field of research”. As Franquet underlines, “at Imetisa we are proud of the constant commitment to innovation and specialized technologies, which substantially improve the quality of care and health services provided in Tenerife».
Among the improvements provided by the new MRI equipment is the optimization of the generated images, which allows a better observation of areas such as the spine and abdomen. In addition, the use of cutting-edge technology improves the speed when executing this type of test. “Achieving more efficient care is one of the reasons that has led us to invest in it, since it will allow a greater number of patients to undergo this method in the same space of time,” he highlights. Marian Franquet.
“Achieving more efficient care is one of the reasons that has led us to invest in new MRI equipment, as it will allow a greater number of patients to undergo this method in the same amount of time”
The rector of the ULL, Rosa Maria Aguilaradds that the new machine will be used to advance scientific knowledge in different areas of knowledge, and continue with the collaboration that the ULL maintains with researchers from the Karolinska Institute, in Sweden, Cambridge and Harvard, among others.
The use of this equipment will be shared 50% by both institutions allowing to combine the care of patients who need it with the development of research projects that result in the advancement of medicine.
Its acquisition will be fully financed by Imetisathrough an item of 520,230 euros, while the University of La Laguna will be in charge of carrying out the necessary works to adapt the space for its installation, at a cost of 200,000 euros.
