The Imaging Tech Alarm System (ITAS) is a patented emergency alert system that lets an MRI technologist call for help from inside Zone IV without leaving the patient's side. The technologist wears an actuator that can be worn all day, with a squeeze bulb at the machine as backup. A patient version is also available — a separate patient actuator or the bulb — so the patient can trigger it too. Pressing either sounds alarms inside the MRI control room and outside the suite for trained responders, with an optional add-on to also send text, email, or phone alerts.

Official MRI safety testing/certification hasn't been completed yet. What's confirmed so far: ITAS is designed for use in Zone IV, contains no ferrous material, creates no image artifacts, and does not interfere with the RF or magnetic field. It's been tested in an MRI environment on a 1.5T scanner; 3T testing hasn't been completed.

Most alternatives, rely on voice activation — someone has to say a trigger phrase for it to work, and the alert transmits over cellular signal through an RF-shielded wall. ITAS doesn't depend on anyone being able to speak: it triggers physically off a worn actuator or squeeze bulb, and transmits over fiber-optic signal, which isn't affected by the RF shielding that a cellular signal has to fight through. It's built specifically for the scenario where a technologist is working alone.

Yes. It doesn't require IT support or a network connection unless you add the optional text/email/phone alert layer. Batteries are rechargeable. Installation takes under a day, requires no construction, can be done after hours, and the unit can be moved if you replace your scanner. Daily testing is required to confirm the system is working.

Yes. The 2024 ACR MR Safety Manual (page 21) recommends a readily accessible communication system or emergency call button within Zone IV — ITAS is built to meet that recommendation directly.

$12,700 per unit per year on a 3-year lease, all-inclusive of installation, preventive maintenance, and software updates. Repairs from extraordinary damage (abuse, misuse, customer error, Acts of God) are billed separately at standard rates.

We're currently in the pilot stage — no facility has purchased or installed ITAS yet as a paying customer. If your facility wants to be a pilot site, that involves having the system installed, using it for a period of time, and formal data collection at the end.

Reach us directly at sales@sssystemdesigns.com — as a small, founder-led team, you'll talk to the people who actually built and support ITAS, not a call center.

ITAS was invented by an MRI technologist, and S&S System Designs stays hands-on after the sale: our team visits your facility in person to service the unit and pull compliance data, rather than leaving you to manage it remotely. The lease is all-inclusive — installation, maintenance, and software updates are built into the price, so there's nothing else to negotiate later. You're working with a company built around one problem, not a vendor juggling a broad product line.