Is an open MRI as good as a closed MRI?
A. To date, no, an open MRI does not produce the same quality images as a closed MRI. Although imaging with an open MRI has improved over the years, a closed MRI continues to provide superior images. Q. I can’t stand being in small spaces, and I am afraid to get an MRI. A. Claustrophobic patients and patients who are overweight have had a very hard time with the MRI procedure in the past due to the small opening and long length of the tube (called a bore). MRI machine manufacturers have been working to improve the machines to make them more patient friendly while still capturing quality images for physician use. By June 2007, ACMH Hospital will have installed a new MRI machine, with a bore that is larger in diameter and shorter in length. It will allow about 60% of all MRI procedures to be done with the patient’s head and feet outside of the bore. Currently, there are multiple techniques used by the ACMH physicians and staff to make your MRI test as comfortable and non-threatening as p
