BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A new MRI scanner at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery is changing the way people in the New River Valley can get a scan done.

Leaders gathered at the imaging center for a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the new machine. The reason they’re celebrating is the 1.5T MRI scanner is more than just new technology... It’s creating a more comfortable experience for patients to get treatment close to home.

“It’s probably our most advanced technology that we have utilized for many different applications,” said Dr. Brandon Langlinais, a Diagnostic Radiologist at LewisGale Montgomery.

Adding another MRI into the imaging center for LewisGale Montgomery means patients may no longer have to wait as long to get their scans done, and for many deep into the New River Valley, save

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