BehindTheMedspeak: World's first upright walk-in MRI scanner

Superb.

From the website:

FONAR Upright™ MRI Scanner

The revolutionary design of FONAR's Upright MRI allows patients to simply walk in and be scanned.

The Upright MRI allows all parts of the body, particularly the spine and joints, to be imaged in the weight bearing state.

The system is equipped with our unique MRI-compatible motorized patient handling system that will move the patient into the magnet and place the anatomy of interest into the center of the magnet gap.

It also can rotate the vertically-oriented patient into a horizontal position so the patient can be scanned lying down as in conventional MRI scanning.

Distinctive benefits include:

• The only true "Open MRI"

• Scan patients lying down

• Position patient watching TV

• Proven 0.6 Tesla performance

• Scan patients in a sitting position

• Scan patients in their position of pain

• Scan patients in flexion, extension, rotation and lateral bending

• Scan cardiovascular patients upright in their position of symptoms

• Patient convenience: walk in, sit or stand during the scan and walk out

• Scan patients with cerebrovascular insufficiency in the upright position of symptoms

• An unprecedented degree of patient comfort due to the unobstructed view of the scanner room from inside the magnet — there is nothing in front of the patient's face

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Not mentioned on the website is the fact that a baby can be scanned sitting on the mother's lap, eliminating the need for sedation.

A tremendous advance.

Price upon application: info@fonar.com