China's first MRI — the ANKE pioneer story
To visit the ASM-015P on display — China’s first MRI — is to step in front of living history. You are not looking at a replica: you are seeing the machine that marked the moment domestic MRI moved from ambition to reality. For anyone who supplies or uses imaging today, it is a rare and moving witness to where both ANKE and China’s MRI story truly began.
Shenzhen Anke High-tech Co., Ltd. (ANKE) developed China's first MRI system, bringing domestic superconducting and permanent-magnet imaging from blueprint to bedside. Founded in 1986 as a Sino–US joint venture, ANKE is widely recognised as a pioneer in Chinese medical imaging.
Today the company engineers a full spectrum of solutions — from high-field and open permanent-magnet MRI to CT and complementary modalities — with global service networks supporting installation, training, and lifecycle care.
- 1986 — ANKE established; focus on R&D and manufacturing of imaging systems.
- 1989 — First domestic MRI realised; a landmark for national healthcare industry capability.
- Legacy — By 2019, ANKE marked the 30th anniversary of that first system — three decades of innovation from the same engineering roots.
Mediview is proud to connect East African hospitals with ANKE’s modern platforms and documented field support — the same lineage that started with this groundbreaking system.
