Positional Weight Bearing MRI

BeverlyJ · Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Location: USA

http://www.uprightmri.com more info on upright mri research
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Sit or Stand Position of Pain MRI scans can handle patients up to 500 lbs Children are routinely scanned with no sedation while watching TV Their are many cases where weight bearing mri scans have found overlooked pathology from conventional scans

msktelerads · Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 3 Location: San Antonio, TX

I appreciate the information and your listing. I am an experienced spine MRI teleradiologist with 10 years experience in interventional spine radiology. I have had a few years experience with upright, weight-bearing imaging of the spine. I found the functional imaging and weight-bearing positions be quite helpful as the dynamics disc bulges and disc variations change with weight-bearing. The capability of evaluating for segmental instability using flexion extension views is also an additional plus with standup MRI. I have found this to be a useful technology and most of my spine surgeons will use standup MRI for evaluation of many of their problematic cases.
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samlong · Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 2

Thank for sharing the info