Is the open scanner better than the traditiona/conventional bore scanner?
While open scanners, in general, are a newer design, they aren’t necessarily better or worse technology. The design of the open scanner creates a smaller magnetic field which requires the scans to be longer. The design of the bore scanner creates a stronger magnetic field which reduces scan times. The choice to use an open scanner over a bore scanner is usually based upon two factors: claustrophobia and the size of the patient. Because the open scanner’s design is less confining than the bore scanner, patients who are claustrophobic and/or large tend to be more comfortable in the open scanner.
Related Questions
- I’ve been told that the traditional/conventional bore scanner is closed on both ends, dark inside and that I’m left alone for 45 minutes – is this true?
- Why the patient table becomes sometimes unresponsive when moved out of the scanner bore?
- Is the open scanner better than the traditiona/conventional bore scanner?
