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Center Highlights
Extended hours of operation for MRI (evening hours and weekend hours available upon request)
Most MRI scanners have been designed with superior ventilation and lighting systems, allowing more air and light to circulate while scanning. Sometimes a patient can request changes in the ventilation and lighting if needed. Many MRI facilities provide music for patients to listen to during their scan for relaxation purposes.
In addition to the physical structure of the scanner reducing the anxiety of the patient, MRI technologists and support staff are experienced in dealing with patients who may be nervous. Most staff can comfort and relax patients, talk them through the scan and, if needed, sit with the patient and hold their hand.
"Open," low field scanners may be more appropriate for some patients, such as true claustrophobics, those with a larger body or who have conditions that may result in painful positioning and those involved in movement studies. The patient should be made aware of the differences in quality and time and the potential that an additional scan might be required.
High field scans are indicated for central nervous system and vascular studies - particularly contrast enhanced MRA studies, abdominal work that requires the patient to hold their breath, fat saturation techniques, certain cancer studies and any study that requires high resolution. If these studies are performed on a low field scanner, it is possible that the scan would have to be repeated on a high field scanner, resulting in patient inconvenience as well as billing for a repeated scan.
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