Just walk in and stand for your MRI

by Rigel Celeste (Subscribe to Rigel Celeste's posts)
Oct 12th 2007 12:59PM

MRIs aren't fun, and for some they can be downright scary. But what if you could just walk in and stand in what amounts to a small closet with an open door? The world's first upright walk-in MRI machine will let you do just that!

There are obviously several advantages in using a machine like this, among them the fact that people can be scanned in weight-bearing states and in positions of pain for a better idea of what's really wrong, in addition to sitting and the traditional lying down positions. And children can even be scanned while sitting on their parent's lap, which means they probably won't need to be sedated.

I wonder how long before these make it to a hospital near us?

Via Book of Joe

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richard tremblay 10-12-2007 @ 5:09PM

Upright MRI Installations

Alabama
* Birmingham--Stand Up MRI of Birmingham / Medica

Arizona
* Peoria--Stand Up MRI of Arizona
* Phoenix--Stand Up MRI of America

California
* San Diego--TrueMRI
* Ontario--TrueMRI
* Bellflower--TrueMRI
* Beverly Hills--TrueMRI
* San Bernadino--Hallmark Stand Up MRI
* La Quinta--Desert Stand Up MRI / Hallmark
* San Diego--Radiology Medical Group
* Stockton--Stockton MRI Medical Center
* Newport Beach--TrueMRI / Upright Imaging of Newport Beach
* Los Angeles--Dynamic Upright MRI of LA
* Hayward--TrueMRI / Life Chiro College West
* Riverside--TrueMRI
* San Jose--Vision Upright MRI

Colorado
* Centennial--Stand Up MRI of America
* Englewood--Upright MRI of Denver

Connecticut
* New Haven--Yale/Temple Radiology
* New Haven--University Standing Open MRI / Dr Faro

Delaware
* Wilmington--Diagnostic Imaging Associates

Florida
* Ft Lauderdale--Stand Up MRI of Ft Lauderdale / Integrity
* Miami--Stand Up MRI of Miami / Integrity
* Orlando- -Stand Up MRI of Orlando / Integrity
* Palm Harbor--Rose Radiology
* Brandon--Rose Radiology
* Sarasota--Rose Radiology
* Boca Raton--Stand Up MRI of Boca Raton / HMCA
* West Palm Beach--Imaging Center of WPB
* Sarasota--Vertical Plus MRI of Sarasota
* Lakeland--Radiology & Imaging Specialists
* Twin Lakes--Radiology Associates
* Tampa--Stand Up MRI of Tampa / Rose Radiology
* Ormond Beach FL--Stand Up MRI Diagnostic Center / HMCA
* Sebring--Best Open MRI
* Jacksonville--Jacksonville Upright MRI

Georgia
* Atlanta--Stand Up MRI of Atlanta / Medica

Idaho
* Meridian--Boise Upright MRI

Illinois
* Deerfield--Stand Up MRI of Deerfield / Northbrook Institute
* Hazel Crest--Vertical Plus MRI of Hazel Crest
* Chicago--Upright MRI of Chicago

Indiana
* Carmel--St Vincent Carmel Hospital

Kentucky
* Lexington--Open Stand Up MRI
* Pikeville--Open Stand Up MRI
* Florence---Open Stand Up MRI
* Pikeville--Pikeville Medical Center / Outpatient Diagnostics

Louisiana
* Alexandria--Central Louisiana Imaging Center
* Metairie--Stand Up MRI of Louisiana
* Baton Rouge--Imaging Center of Louisiana

Maryland
* Greenbelt--Washington Open MRI
* Shady Grove--Washington Open MRI
* Oxon Hill--Washington Open MRI
* Owings Mills--Washington Open MRI
* Columbia--Next Generation MRI / DR Molin

Minnesota
* St Louis Park--Center for Diagnostic Imaging
* St Louis Park--Lifescan Stand Up MRI / Soteria Imaging
* Golden Valley--Stand Up Mid America MRI / SUMAMRI
* Little Canada--LifeScan Stand Up MRI / Soteria Imaging

Nevada
* Las Vegas--Axiom Imaging of Las Vegas

New Jersey
* Northfield--Tilton Dynamic
* Vineland--University Imaging
* Union--Dynamic Medical Imaging
* Edison--The Falls Stand Up MRI / Tricat Radiology
* Cherry Hill--Upright MRI of Cherry Hill
* East Brunswick--East Brunswick Open & Upright MRI / Magnet
Resources

New Mexico
* Albuquerque--Upright MRI of New Mexico

New York
* New York City--Stand Up MRI on 11th
* Great Neck--Great Neck Stand Up MRI
* Maspeth--Dynamic Medical Imaging
* Bensonhurst--Stand Up MRI of Bensonhurst / HMCA
* Staten Island--Stand Up MRI of Staten Island / HMCA
* Islandia--Stand Up MRI of Islandia / HMCA
* Flushing--Stand Up MRI of Queens / Integrity
* Manhatten--Stand Up MRI of Manhatten / Integrity
* Bronx--Stand Up MRI of the Bronx / Integrity
* Brooklyn--Stand Up MRI of Brooklyn / Integrity
* Carle Place--Stand Up MRI of Carle PLace / Integrity
* Lynbrook--Stand Up MRI of Lynbrook / Integrity
* North Babylon—-Stand Up MRI of Deer Park / Integrity
* Yonkers--Upright Imaging of Westchester
* White Plains--White Plains Hospital / Stand Up MRI of Westchester
* Riverhead--Stand Up MRI of Riverhead
* East Elmhurst--Stand Up MRI of East Elmhurst / HMCA
* Melville--Stand Up MRI of Melville / HMCA
* East Setauket--Stand Up MRI of East Setauket / HMCA

Ohio
* Columbus--Dynamic Medical Imaging

Pennsylvania
* Bala-Cynwyd--University Stand-Up Open MRI / Dr Faro
* Philadelphia--University Dynamic MRI / Dr Rodriguez
* Trevose--University Stand-Up Open MRI / Dr Faro
* Malvern--University stand Up Open MRI / Dr Faro
* North East Philadelphia--University Dynamic MRI / Dr Rodriguez
* Pittsburg--Highfield Imaging

Tennessee
* Bristol--Bristol Regional Medical Center

Texas
* Houston--Natural MRI / Dr Nath
* Mission--South Texas Imaging
* Nassau Bay--Stand Up MRI of Clear Lake
* Richardson--Up & Open Imaging / Dr Marks
* McAllen--McAllen Stand Up MRI
* Farmers Branch--Stand Up MRI of America
* Fort Worth--Advanced Imaging Inc.
* Houston--Clarus Imaging Center
* Dallas--Up & Open Imaging / Dr Marks
* Hurst--Physicians Stand Up MRI
* Victoria--Victoria Upright MRI
* Sugarland--Upright MRI of Sugarland / Dr Allon
* San Antonio--Physicians Stand Up MRI

Virginia
* Newport News--Hampton Roads Orthopedic & Sports Medicine
* Virginia Beach--MRI & CT Diagnostics
* Tuckahoe--Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates

Washington
* Renton--Upright MRI of Seattle

Germany
* Cologne--Cologne Upright MRT
* Hanover--Hanover Upright MRT

Puerto Rico
* San Juan--Stand-Up MRI of Puerto Rico
* Guaynabo--Guaynabo 3d Center

Spain
* Madrid--Madrid Hospital

Switzerland
* Zurich--FMRI Center AG

United Kingdom
* Aberdeen--Aberdeen University
* London--The London Upright MRI Centre