Precision

Our Upright MRI Centers are committed to the highest standards, when it comes to the accuracy and precision in imaging:

Hi-Definition scans produced from the patient in a "position of symptoms" or "weight-bearing" position, which plays a critical role in detecting clinically significant pathology

Prevention of incorrect diagnosis and surgeries

Allows for the creation of the multi-planar scans, unrestricted range-of-motion for flexion, extension, rotation and lateral bending

Produces more clinically accurate and complete scans with improved contrast differentiation and no ionizing radiation

Used to scan the brain, spine, neck, joints, abdominal and pelvic organs

Accommodation

Our Upright MRI Facilities pay enormous attention to accommodating each and every individual and making all experiences comfortable.

Increasingly sophisticated noninvasive diagnosis

Accommodates individuals with special needs such as handicapped, claustrophobic, anxious patients as well as children

Scans performed without removal of clothing

Nothing in front of the patient's face, except for a TV screen

Movable, transpolar stabilization bars to enhance patient comfort and stability during multi-positional scans such as flexion, extension, rotation and lateral bending

Whisper Gradients for quiet scans

Most insurance plans are accepted and our staff handles paperwork for Workers' Compensation and legal cases

Upright MRI benefits

The revolutionary design of FONAR's Upright MRI allows patients to simply walk in and be scanned. The Upright MRI allows all parts of the body, particulary the spine and joints, to be imaged in the weight bearing state. The system is equipped with our unique MRI-compatible motorized patient handling system that will move the patient into the magnet and place the anatomy of interest into the center of the magnet gap. It also can rotate the vertically-oriented patient into a horizontal position so the patient can be scanned lying down as in conventional MRI scanning.

Distinctive Benefits Include:

The only true Open MRI

Proven 0.6 Tesla performance

Scan patients lying down

Scan patients in flexion, extension, rotation and lateral bending

Scan patients in a sitting position

Position MRI (pMRI)

Scan patients in their position of pain

Scan cardiovascular patients upright in their position of symptoms

Scan patients with cerebrovascular insufficiency in the upright position of symptoms

Patient convenience: walk in, sit or stand during the scan and walk out

An unprecedented degree of patient comfort due to the unobstructed view of the scanner room from inside the magnet. There is nothing in front of the patient's face