Technical Specifications:

GE Optima 430s 1.5T

• Extremity scanner
• High signal-to-noise ratio
• Multiple coils for specific joint

Use: 

• Elbow, hand, knee ankle
• Soft tissue imaging
• Bone leesions
• 3D imaging

Want to know what the MRI can be used for?  Some of these papers are excellent examples:

Dietrich, T.J., Silva, F.L.F. da, Abreu, M.R. de, Klammer, G., and Pfirrmann, C.W.A. (2015). "First metatarsophalangeal joint- MRI findings in asymptomatic volunteers." Eur. Radiol. 25, 970–979. 

 Felson, D.T., Chaisson, C.E., Hill, C.L., Totterman, S.M.S., Gale, M.E., Skinner, K.M., Kazis, L., and Gale, D.R. (2001). "The Association of Bone Marrow Lesions with Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis." Ann. Intern. Med. 134, 541. 

 Roemer, F.W., Guermazi, A., Javaid, M.K., Lynch, J.A., Niu, J., Zhang, Y., Felson, D.T., Lewis, C.E., Torner, J., and Nevitt, M.C. (2009). "Change in MRI-detected subchondral bone marrow lesions is associated with cartilage loss: the MOST Study. A longitudinal multicentre study of knee osteoarthritis." Ann. Rheum. Dis. 68, 1461–1465. 

 Roug, I.K., and Pierre-Jerome, C. (2012). "MRI spectrum of bone changes in the diabetic foot." Eur. J. Radiol. 81, 1625–1629. 

 Zubler, V., Agten, C.A., Pfirrmann, C.W.A., Weiss, B.G., and Dietrich, T.J. (2016). "Frequency of Arthritis-Like MRI Findings in the Forefeet of Healthy Volunteers Versus Patients With Symptomatic Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis." Am. J. Roentgenol. 208, W45–W53