Thanks to the generosity of HSC Foundation donors, Health Sciences Centre provides access to some of the most innovative health care technology in the world. It is one of the few health care facilities in North America that will have the combination of the gamma knife, PET/CT scanner, Siemens Artiste™, intra-operative MRI and cyclotron, solidifying it as a centre for excellence and innovation.

Health Sciences Centre will be the first hospital in Canada with the capabilities of both Manitoba-based IMRIS’s advanced image-guided therapy system. IMRISNV and IMRISneuro will be housed in the Kleysen Institute.

• IMRISNV provides the ability to promptly identify stroke patients who are likely to benefit from immediate intervention. It accurately identifies areas of salvageable brain tissue during a stroke and can assist clinicians in quickly determining specific intervention strategies.
  This technology allows clinicians to visualize the structure and condition of arteries and to quickly assess the condition of a patient’s brain tissue before, during and after elective neurovascular interventions for aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and vasospastic and stenotic arteries.
• IMRISneuro allows for multiple surgical applications including cranial, spinal and general surgery. It provides timely, accurate depiction of changes in brain position and anatomy during surgery, and complete 360° surgical access to the patient.
  It delivers the latest available images, data and clarity to the surgical team during the course of surgery, allowing for more informed decisions and ultimately, more effective treatments.
• “As Manitoba’s centre for trauma and neurosciences, these tools will enhance our surgical and diagnostic expertise by making emerging technologies available to our patients,” said Adam Topp, Chief Operating Officer, HSC. “They are a powerful addition to the Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine.”