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Something that fits a head will also fit a hand, foot, arm, leg, every extremity except torso. The benefits are tremendous.

• xbmcuser 7y ago
  Yeah specially for people that cant sit still in the mri machine. My cousin is claustrophobic he just couldn't stay still enough they had to sedate him in the end.
  • consp 7y ago
    Upright MRI's are sometimes used for that (claustrophobia). Some might be available nearby. They are not quite common but not that rare either. Depends on the scan as not everything can be done as far as I know due to lower magnetic fields.
    • mattkrause 7y ago
      If you're looking for this, the key word is often "Open" MRI.
• ska 7y ago
  That part is harder than it seems, good quality imaging of many of those locations is hard with a body coil. So the fact you can physically fit a leg in, say, doesn’t give you usable knee imaging. There also may be issues with the shape of the field if it is too tuned to cranial imaging, but the center should be pretty flat. I’m not saying it couldn’t work with a bunch of extra RF engineering, but it’s not a given. For that matter some locations mist don’t have very good mr imaging regardless of setup.