The nature of the MRI magnet design is that it is much smaller, more open, and therefore easier to position a patient for their examination. This means the exam for the patient is not, or less, ...

Hospital's open MRI a benefit to patients Jan 16, 2007 MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland's new $2.1 million open MRI machine offers several benefits, including easy and excellent imaging of any ...

You can see the relief on the patients as they walk into the room and then see the scanner and they're like 'oh yes I can do this one, it's open!'" said Melissa Robertson, Lead MRI Technologist at ...

For high-risk patients, MRI is offered once a year alongside yearly mammograms, typically spaced six months apart. Razavi emphasized that MRI complements — but never replaces — mammography. By using ...

New Mayo Clinic protocol allows for MRI in select pacemaker patients Date: February 21, 2013 Source: Mayo Clinic Summary: A new protocol at Mayo Clinic in Arizona allows select patients to have an ...