Cost pressures are growing in healthcare. That's why Siemens Medical Solutions is investing in the development of innovative and affordable systems targeted at meeting the needs of hospitals and practices that want to cover the complete diagnostics area with a small budget. For this customer group Siemens has customized a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI) that is priced at up to several hundred thousand euros below the conventional 1.5 Tesla systems of this type. That makes MAGNETOM ESSENZA the least expensive brand new 1.5T MRI system.  And the customer gets the newest technology at a much lower price than before. An example is the Tim (Total imaging matrix) technology, which offers the physician all the standard clinical applications with excellent image quality. Another innovation is the IsoCenter Matrix: installed at the center of the magnet, it is always in the correct position, thus giving a further guarantee of simple workflows and outstanding image quality.