Sit Down Mri

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.

Sit down mri.

The desire to increase comfort led to the development of mri machines that allow patients to stand or sit. 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. 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. Comfort is a very important part of patient care.

Our open mri systems make it possible for you. These still require a patient to lie down but do not completely enclose the patient. In addition they are able to watch. 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.

During the scan you can stand or sit with an unobstructed view forward you can even watch tv during most exams. Often an upright or stand up mri sit down mri position is the only position in which the patient s symptoms occur. 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. The new machines come very close to matching those seen in a closed mri.

There is no part of the machine in front of the patient s face to make them feel claustrophobic or anxious. Certain cardiovascular and neurological disorders exhibit their symptoms primarily when the patient is upright. Unlike many other mri scanners ours are quiet comfortable and non claustrophobic. Sit back relax and watch tv.

As the only mri capable of scanning patients in weight bearing positions the stand up mri has detected problems that. Standing or sitting mri. The world s most comfortable mri the world s most friendly mri scanner our scanners are all totally open mris there are no tunnels and no tubes. Washington open mri is a pioneer in providing patients with an alternative to cramped noisy and uncomfortable mri examinations.