Sit Down Mri

Our open mri systems make it possible for you.

Sit down mri.

These still require a patient to lie down but do not completely enclose the patient. Often an upright or stand up mri sit down mri position is the only position in which the patient s symptoms occur. The same is true of the gi tract and the spine and joints including hips knees and ankles. Sit back relax and watch tv.

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. The new machines come very close to matching those seen in a closed 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. Unlike many other mri scanners ours are quiet comfortable and non claustrophobic.

Standing or sitting mri. In addition they are able to watch. 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. 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. As the only mri capable of scanning patients in weight bearing positions the stand up mri has detected problems that. Comfort is a very important part of patient care. The desire to increase comfort led to the development of mri machines that allow patients to stand or sit.

During the scan you can stand or sit with an unobstructed view forward you can even watch tv during most exams. Washington open mri is a pioneer in providing patients with an alternative to cramped noisy and uncomfortable mri examinations. 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. The stand up mri with position imaging also known as the upright multi position mri is the only mri scanner that allows patients to be scanned in any position including standing sitting bending or lying down.