The London Upright MRI Centre

The London Upright MRI Centre has Englands first upright MRI scanner which is designed with the claustrophobic patient in mind. You can walk into the scanner and, depending on which part of you is being scanned, you sit, lie slightly backward, lie horizontally or even stand in some cases. At all times, you will be able to see around you and you can watch TV or a DVD on our plasma screen monitor. When the scan is finished you simply walk out. Our radiographers will take time to ensure that you are completely comfortable and relaxed.

As you will know, most claustrophobia sufferers have problems with the closed in sensation of a conventional tunnel MRI scanner. Even so called open and wide open scanners cause panic and distress. For claustrophobics, having to lie still in a confined space for a long time, feeling trapped and not being able to see out is highly stressful. It is quite understandable that children can be particularly anxious inside a conventional MRI scanner.

What patients are saying: After several conventional MRI scans that have been made a misery by panic-inducing claustrophobia, I finally discovered the answer. My last scan at the London Upright MRI Centre was a breeze as I could stand in an open-fronted scanner, watching a DVD during the 40-minute procedure - and it was so relaxed and comfortable. Reproduced with the kind permission of Sally X, a patient at London Upright MRI Centre.

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[GRUPPOMPB]

Fantastic Centre! It is also important the shielding effectiveness when you work with this machines. There are a lot variaty of instruments for measuring the shielding effectiveness, and we product one of them

[petrhsr]

@dewexdewex - I guess the most useful thing would be in spinal imaging, so the Radiologist can see what's happening when the patient is sitting or standing. Other than that, I can't see much use. Hyper-anxious patients should be sedated or, better still, be encouraged to develop a little testicular fortitude, grow up, and just have the scan. I find it difficult to empathize with a person who is distressed by 45 minutes in a scanner. I had one, and lived to tell the tale.

[dewexdewex]

I take it all back.

[dewexdewex]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to give them a GA in a regular scanner?

[dewexdewex]

Uptight MRI scanner?