LAKELAND -- Magnetic resonance imaging, like patients, comes in different shapes. First on the scene was traditional MRI, still the most common, with a tube-like enclosure in which patients lie flat.

PEORIA — Any patient who has undergone an MRI scan can understand lying inside a noisy, mechanical tube for up to an hour is not necessarily enjoyable. While the scan isn't painful, it can be ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — MUSC is taking a step toward advancement with the installation of an upright MRI machine as a part of their Operation Upright campaign. The new machine was unveiled Monday ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Most people have had an ...

GENOA, Italy, Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent publication by AECC (Anglo European College of Chiropractic) in Bournemouth, based on their experience with the Paramed MROpen Upright MRI scanner ...

Existing upright MRI scanners are limited to smaller magnetic field strengths, typically below 0.6 Tesla (T), whilst modern supine MRI scanners provide a field strength of 3T and are often preferred ...

For claustrophobic people such as Nancy Marotta and Lloyd Herman, both of Egg Harbor Township, a regular MRI scanner is the tube of terror. Like a coffin, only a bit ...