A comfortable stress free and completely reliable mri scan.
Upright mri for brain scan.
The upright mri has the ability to put the patient in the position necessary to give the most complete and accurate diagnosis.
The upright mri allows imaging of the spine in an upright weight bearing position and views the curvature of the vertebrae and soft tissues including the nerves and discs.
Our scanners are completely different from conventional tunnel mri scanners or other so called open scanners where you are required to lie down.
An mri allows your doctor to see inside your brain to check for diseases or injuries without having to do surgery.
The fonar upright mri at 0 6 tesla is twice as powerful as most other open mri scanners and yields high quality routine mri and mra studies as well as our unique positional studies.
Open upright mri of the brain.
We have a few different protocols for imaging the brain and one of the ways we determine which protocol is better suited for the patient is by taking a good history.
The open upright is.
Upright mri of deerfield is recognized as the world leader in open mri innovation.
When you lie inside an mri machine the magnetic field temporarily realigns water molecules in your body.
Radio waves cause these aligned atoms to produce faint signals which are used to create cross sectional mri images like slices in a loaf of bread.
The open upright mri is a popular scanning option for claustrophobics who have been unable to finish a scan in a traditional mr machine.
Accredited by american college of radiology.
Rather than lying still on a flat surface you get to stand up sit down or lean.
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.
A closer look one of the more complex areas of the body that we image here at open upright mri is the brain.
Accommodates patients up to 500 lbs.
We offer patients an open upright standup mri experience that helps those who are claustrophobic and stress being in a confined area.
See how upright mri works we were the first centre to provide upright open mri scanning in england.
A stand up mri is a new model of the classic mri machine.
The world s most patient friendly mri.
Your doctor can use the images to make a diagnosis and recommend the best treatment for your condition.
During the scan you can stand or sit with an unobstructed view forward you can even watch tv during most exams.
Using the latest technology our mri scanners bring enormous benefits to patients.
Most insurances accepted including workers comp and mva cases.
These machines are also referred to as upright mris.
