Johns Hopkins Implements New MRI For Use With Broader Range of Patients
Johns Hopkins, a leading medical center which has paved the way for many technologies over time, is the first hospital to
begin implementing a new type of MRI which could make this type of scanning technology useful for a broader range of patients than ever before. In the past, sensitive patients such as children and the elderly have not been able to tolerate the MRI scan. With this new technology, that may change, allowing patients full access to the medical benefits of this type of preventive imaging.
Basically, this new MRI (called the Verio) is shorter in length and wider in circumference. This helps reduce the anxiety that many people may feel inside of an MRI scanner. It also makes it possible to use this type of scanner on people that can't use a normal scanner, people such as those who are obese. This means that a bigger group of people can now use the MRI to get information about their health.
This is particularly important since many people are calling the MRI the imaging machine of choice. It can provide a wealth of information to medical care providers to assist patients and their doctors in making decisions about their health.
Question of the Day: Would you be more inclined to use an MRI if the machine itself were less frightening?photo link
