MAGNETOM Skyra Fit

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Radiology

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Overview

The MAGNETOM Skyra Fit from Siemens Healthineers is a high-performance 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system, not an AI tool for a physician directory. It is engineered to meet the dynamic demands of modern healthcare by offering outstanding imaging quality, improved workflow efficiency, and advanced technological features. The system incorporates pioneering deep learning image reconstruction technology, Deep Resolve Boost, which, combined with acclaimed acceleration techniques, can achieve up to 88% acceleration in scan times, enabling comprehensive examinations like a complete knee scan in under 3 minutes.

MAGNETOM Skyra Fit integrates BioMatrix Technology to automatically adapt to patient biovariability, ensuring consistent and reproducible imaging results. It also features Eco Power Mode and AI-based acceleration technology to reduce energy consumption by up to 40%. The system is designed with a workflow built around human interaction, aiming for both efficiency and patient comfort. It is an upgrade path for existing MAGNETOM Skyra systems, allowing institutions to leverage their current assets while integrating groundbreaking applications.

Reviewed by Pouyan Golshani, MD — Interventional Radiologist

Key Features

  • Deep Resolve Boost (AI-based image reconstruction for accelerated scanning)
  • BioMatrix Technology (adapts to patient biovariability)
  • Eco Power Mode (reduces energy consumption by up to 40%)
  • myExam Companion (intelligent workflow support)
  • Remote Imaging Solutions (syngo Virtual Cockpit, WeScan, WeRead)
  • Zero Helium Boil-Off Technology (sustainable operation)
  • Tim 4G Technology (integrated coil technology for high image quality and speed)
  • 70 cm Open Bore design (patient comfort)
  • Up to 204 RF channels (for high-density imaging)
  • DotGO (workflow guidance)

Use Cases

  • Advanced diagnostic imaging
  • Neurological examinations
  • Orthopedic imaging (e.g., complete knee exams in under 3 minutes)
  • Cardiovascular imaging
  • Whole-body angiography and oncology screening
  • Research applications

What Physicians Need to Know

DICOM Support & Standards
MAGNETOM Skyra Fit is DICOM 3.0 compliant, supporting essential services like Send/Receive, Query/Retrieve, Basic Print, Worklist, Storage Commitment (SC), Modality Perform Procedure Step (MPPS), and Structured Report (SR).
PACS Integration Method
The system's DICOM 3.0 compliance facilitates direct integration with PACS. AI-Rad Companion applications, which can be used with MAGNETOM Skyra Fit, are seamlessly integrated into existing clinical workflows and deliver results as extra DICOM image series for PACS-based reading.
Reading Room Workflow Impact
AI-powered features like Deep Resolve and myExam Companion aim to streamline workflows by accelerating scan times, reducing noise, and providing assisted scan guidance, leading to increased patient throughput and consistent, high-quality imaging. AI-Rad Companion tools further reduce routine tasks for radiologists.
AI Model Architecture (deep learning approach)
Key AI technologies include Deep Resolve (a deep learning solution for image reconstruction that optimizes scan time, resolution, and image noise), Deep Resolve Boost (AI-based acceleration), and myExam Companion (intelligent scan workflow support).
Processing Speed (per study)
Deep Resolve can accelerate brain MRI scan times by up to 70% while doubling resolution. Combined with other techniques, Deep Resolve Boost enables acceleration of up to 88%, allowing a complete knee examination in less than 3 minutes.
FDA Clearance Pathway (510k/De Novo)
MAGNETOM Skyra Fit (3T) with syngo MR XA50A received 510(k) clearance (K220589) on May 13, 2022, and a later version with syngo MR XA70A received 510(k) clearance (K250443) on June 16, 2024. Siemens Healthineers' AI-Rad Companion software assistants have also received FDA clearance.
Supported Modalities
MAGNETOM Skyra Fit is a 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system. The associated AI tools, such as Deep Resolve and AI-Rad Companion applications for Brain MR and Prostate MR, are specifically designed for MRI data.
Physician Tip

Leverage Deep Resolve and Deep Resolve Boost to significantly reduce scan times and enhance image quality, improving patient comfort and throughput. Utilize myExam Companion and Dot Engines for standardized, guided workflows to ensure consistent, high-quality results across varying patient conditions and staff experience levels. Explore the AI-Rad Companion family for automated quantitative analysis in brain and prostate MRI to streamline routine tasks and support diagnostic decision-making. Consider remote imaging solutions like syngo Virtual Cockpit for flexible expert consultations and service delivery.

MAGNETOM Skyra Fit offers robust integration capabilities through its DICOM 3.0 compliance, ensuring seamless data exchange with PACS and other imaging systems. Siemens Healthineers' AI-Rad Companion applications are designed for smooth integration into existing clinical workflows and are accessible via the teamplay cloud-based digital health platform. The system's support for various DICOM services (Worklist, Storage Commitment, MPPS, SR) further facilitates its integration into the broader radiology IT ecosystem.

Details

Category Radiology & Imaging AI
Pricing Contact for pricing — N/A
DeploymentOn-premise
Compliance
BAA AvailableUnknown AI-estimated
HIPAA CompliantUnknown AI-estimated
FDA Status 1 AI-estimated

The MAGNETOM Skyra Fit received FDA 510(k) clearance (K250443) on June 16, 2025, as a Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Device (MRDD).

Integrations
EHR Not specified
Specialties Radiology

What the Web Says

The Siemens MAGNETOM Skyra Fit is a 3T MRI system often highlighted for its advanced Tim 4G and DotGO technologies, which aim to improve image quality, accelerate scan times, and enhance workflow efficiency. It's frequently mentioned in research settings for its capabilities in various clinical applications, including neurology, cardiology, and musculoskeletal imaging. The system is also noted for its patient-centric design, featuring a 70 cm Open Bore for increased comfort.

Overall: Positive

Strengths

  • Exceptional image quality and high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) due to Tim 4G integrated coil technology.
  • Faster acquisition and exam times, leading to increased efficiency and productivity.
  • Enhanced patient comfort with a 70 cm Open Bore and a short system design, accommodating a variety of patient sizes and reducing claustrophobia.
  • Improved workflow and reproducibility through DotGO, which offers customizable exam strategies and automated MRI exams.
  • Flexibility and accuracy for a broad spectrum of indications, from routine examinations to advanced research.
  • Lower operational and siting costs, with a small footprint that can fit into rooms typically sized for 1.5T scanners, and Zero Helium boil-off.

Limitations

  • Potential for patient hearing loss if inadequate hearing protection is used, as the system can exceed 99 dB(A) in the bore.
  • Some studies suggest that certain image quality measures like Contrast-to-Noise Ratio (CNR) and image blurring might be slightly less favorable compared to its predecessor, the MAGNETOM Verio, in specific contexts.
  • Motion artifacts were slightly worse with Dixon uT1RESS compared to MPRAGE in brain tumor imaging.
  • The system is an international version and not for distribution in the US, which might limit its availability and specific regulatory clearances in certain regions.
  • Reliance on a relatively small dataset of retrospective examinations from a single vendor (Siemens) in some studies, which may limit generalizability to other scanner types.
  • While generally positive, some research indicates that differences in scanner versions (e.g., Verio vs. Skyra Fit) can lead to variations in brain imaging outcome parameters, requiring harmonization efforts for longitudinal studies.

Based on reviews from: siemens-healthineers.com, accessdata.fda.gov, vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com, ResearchGate, Science.gov, PubMed Central (PMC), medRxiv, RSNA Journals, MDPI, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, DOI

Last updated: 2026-07-19

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Press & Coverage

Diagnostic Imaging
FDA Clears Upgrade of 3T MRI System for the Operating Suite
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for the InVision 3T Recharge Operating Suite, an intraoperative MRI platform that incorporates technology from Siemens Healthineers' Magnetom Skyra Fit system, offering AI-powered protocols and automated image reconstruction.
2025-08
accessdata.fda.gov
MAGNETOM Avanto Fit; MAGNETOM Skyra Fit; MAGNETOM Sola ...
This FDA 510(k) premarket notification indicates the clearance of MAGNETOM Avanto Fit, MAGNETOM Skyra Fit, and MAGNETOM Sola Fit systems from Siemens Healthcare GmbH.
2025-06
accessdata.fda.gov
MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH MAGNETOM SKYRA FIT; SYSTEM, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
An adverse event report details a patient's claim of hearing loss after an MRI exam involving a Siemens Healthineers Magnetom Skyra Fit MRI system, with Siemens Healthineers investigating the alleged incident.
2026-06
PMC
Enhancing Study Design and Analysis of MR Imaging Markers Through Measurement Error Modeling
This peer-reviewed article discusses a study using a MAGNETOM Skyra Fit (Siemens Healthineers) scanner among others to evaluate MR imaging marker reliability and effect size in longitudinal designs.
2026-02
PMC
Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings Associated with Implementation of an Abbreviated Cardiac MRI Protocol
A study published in PMC investigated energy and greenhouse gas emission savings using abbreviated cardiac MRI protocols on 1.5- or 3-T scanners, including the Magnetom Avanto Fit or Skyra Fit from Siemens Healthineers.
2024-04
PMC
Implementing ABCD studyR MRI sequences for multi-site cohort studies: Practical guide to necessary steps, preprocessing methods, and challenges
This article provides a practical guide for implementing ABCD study MRI sequences for multi-site cohort studies, noting challenges and differences encountered with scanners including the MAGNETOM Skyra fit.
2024-06
PMC
Estimating the effect of a scanner upgrade on measures of grey matter structure for longitudinal designs
A study investigated the differences in grey matter structure measures between a MAGNETOM Verio and a MAGNETOM Skyra fit scanner after an upgrade, highlighting the impact of scanner changes on longitudinal MRI assessments.
2020-02
AJR Online
Feasibility of Image Fusion for Concurrent MRI Evaluation of Vessel Lumen and Vascular Calcifications in Peripheral Arterial Disease
This medical journal article details a study on the feasibility of image fusion for concurrent MRI evaluation of vessel lumen and vascular calcifications in peripheral arterial disease, utilizing a 3-T Magnetom Skyra Fit scanner.
2015-05

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Frequently Asked Questions

The MAGNETOM Skyra Fit incorporates AI through its Deep Resolve Technology, which uses deep learning for image reconstruction to significantly enhance image quality and accelerate scanning processes, reducing scan times. Additionally, myExam Companion intelligently supports users during the scan workflow, enabling assisted and more consistent examinations.
The MAGNETOM Skyra Fit, as a Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Device (MRDD), is a Class II medical device cleared by the FDA. It must comply with FDA regulations including the Unique Device Identification (UDI) Rule, labeling requirements, medical device reporting, and good manufacturing practices to ensure patient safety and data integrity.
The AI-based Deep Resolve technology in MAGNETOM Skyra Fit significantly accelerates scan times while maintaining image quality. While AI-accelerated MRI generally shows promise, ongoing research emphasizes the need for more prospective studies in large cohorts to fully assess the long-term impact on diagnostic performance and patient outcomes.
The MAGNETOM Skyra Fit, with its 3T field strength and AI-powered Deep Resolve, offers high image clarity and rapid scan times. Competitors like GE Healthcare (e.g., Signa Architect), Philips Healthcare (e.g., Ingenia Elition), and Canon Medical Systems also offer advanced MRI systems with varying AI features, bore sizes, and magnetic field strengths, each with distinct strengths in image quality, workflow, or patient comfort.
Specific pricing for the MAGNETOM Skyra Fit requires a direct quote, but new 3T Siemens Skyra models can have lease costs ranging from approximately $26,000 to $38,000 per month over 3-5 years. The AI integration, particularly Deep Resolve and myExam Companion, enhances workflow efficiency, reduces scan times, and improves image quality, potentially leading to higher patient throughput and better diagnostic confidence, thus improving the return on investment.
While AI in MAGNETOM Skyra Fit significantly improves efficiency and image reconstruction, physicians should be aware that AI is a tool that augments, rather than replaces, expert human interpretation. There is an ongoing need for more extensive clinical validation in diverse patient populations to fully understand the long-term diagnostic performance and potential subtle limitations of AI-generated images.
Siemens Healthineers MRI systems, including the MAGNETOM Skyra Fit, are designed to comply with stringent medical device regulations, which include provisions for data security and patient privacy. Features like remote imaging solutions (e.g., syngo Virtual Cockpit) are implemented with secure protocols, and the system adheres to regulatory requirements like the UDI Rule, ensuring responsible handling of patient data.

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