Sit Down Mri

Certain cardiovascular and neurological disorders exhibit their symptoms primarily when the patient is upright.

Sit down mri.

As the only mri capable of scanning patients in weight bearing positions the stand up mri has detected problems that. Sit back relax and watch tv. Unlike many other mri scanners ours are quiet comfortable and non claustrophobic. An open upright mri scanner is an alternative for patients who are claustrophobic cannot lie down due to pain or whose size prevents them from being evaluated in a traditional mri scanner.

The desire to increase comfort led to the development of mri machines that allow patients to stand or sit. The same is true of the gi tract and the spine and joints including hips knees and ankles. Our mri scan is 70 quieter than other mris and is designed to scan patients in a variety of positions including standing sitting bending and laying down. There is no part of the machine in front of the patient s face to make them feel claustrophobic or anxious.

Standing or sitting mri. Thermography formally known as digital infrared thermographic imaging thermography is radiation free and employs state of the art technology to identify and monitor a number of. During the scan you can stand or sit with an unobstructed view forward you can even watch tv during most exams. Mri can lead to early detection and treatment of disease and in many instances eliminate the need for more risky procedures such as exploratory surgery or biopsy.

Washington open mri is a pioneer in providing patients with an alternative to cramped noisy and uncomfortable mri examinations. You can watch tv during the scan and actually hear it too. Comfort is a very important part of patient care. The new machines come very close to matching those seen in a closed mri.

These still require a patient to lie down but do not completely enclose the patient. In addition they are able to watch. Often an upright or stand up mri sit down mri position is the only position in which the patient s symptoms occur. Using the widest open mri scanner in existence our bed modifications and special protocols enables patients to sit comfortably in a relaxed position while they undergo their test.