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Workmen
maneuver Fauquier Health’s new open MRI into its new home in the
Medical Imaging Department, on Monday morning. |
Fauquier
Health has added a high-field open Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) system to
its list of diagnostic offerings. The new unit provides a 270-degree
unobstructed view, which minimizes anxiety and claustrophobia and provides a
more pleasant environment for the patient during the MRI exam. Its open design
accommodates obese patients as well.
Because
there is space all around the MRI, it allows the patient to have a loved one or
friend nearby during the exam for further reassurance. This is especially valuable
for pediatric patients, because patients and care providers can have access to
and visual communication with the child during the scan.
The
equipment offers an ultra-fast workstation to make patient exams as quick and
smooth as possible. The new technology will also allow for anatomically
specific advanced imaging applications, including neurological, vascular and
abdomen/pelvis imaging.
The
installation of the open MRI will take three weeks; Fauquier Hospital technologists
will be ready to accommodate patients in October, after staff training is
complete.
To see a short video of the arrival of the new open MRI, click here.
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