Are Stand Up MRI as accurate?
Are Stand Up MRI as accurate?
If you don’t like the claustrophobic feel of a regular MRI, you may want to check out a stand-up MRI. As you’re upright and your head is exposed, you can even watch TV during the procedure. That makes it easier to stay still for some patients. The results can also be more accurate.
What is a stand up MRI called?
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.
Why have a stand up MRI?
The UPRIGHT® MRI allows all parts of the body to be imaged with the normal weight of the body on the spine and other joints—an advantage that can lead to a more accurate diagnosis.
Are there stand up MRI?
Symptom–Specific Positional Scanning Only the FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI (also known as the Stand-Up® MRI) can scan patients in the positions in which they experience problems —sitting, standing, bending, leaning, as well as lying down. All other MRIs can only scan patients lying down.
How wide is a stand up MRI?
UPRIGHT MRI SPECIFICATIONS
| UNIQUE APPLICATIONS | Rotates patients from recumbent to upright |
|---|---|
| Configuration | Front-Open and Top-Open |
| Patient Gap Dimensions | 18 inches (46cm) pole-to-pole |
| Patient Comfort | Upright/Sitting patient faces out and can watch a large flat-screen TV with an unobstructed view |
| PATIENT BED |
Can an MRI be done sitting up?
The Upright MRI is the only MRI scanner that can image patients in any position, whether it’s sitting, standing, bending or lying down.
What is a free standing 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. During the scan you can stand or sit, with an unobstructed view forward — you can even watch TV during most exams.
Is a Stand-Up MRI loud?
All you will hear is some low-volume, intermittent rumbling noises throughout the scan, which is completely normal. This is 70 percent quieter than a tunnel-like MRI, which makes noises described as sounding like firing guns or rattling garbage cans.
Is open MRI same as Stand-Up MRI?
Unlike the most commonly used traditional closed MRI scanners, the open Upright MRI, commonly called the Stand-Up MRI, lets the patient sit, bend, stand, or even lay down for their scan.
Is there a weight limit for an upright MRI?
The weight limit of the MRI machine’s table is 660 pounds so RAYUS can accommodate many patients.
