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I recently had an MRI taken and didn't experience any problems until the next to the last sequence when the technologist said there was a little bit of motion on the previous run so make sure not to move on the next one. Of course this instruction made me self-conscious about moving which in turn made
it even harder not to move. Seems to me they could have a tube that would inflate once you're inside the machine to keep you still so you wouldn't have to worry about it - sort of a full-body blood pressure cuff. It wouldn't inflate enough to cut off your circulation, it would just keep you in one position. If they couldn't do a one-size fits all inflatable then they could take a cue from the toy shirts they sell kids that come with a Superman insignia and inflate to give them fake musles. I'd be willing to put on a shirt and pants that inflated once I was inside the machine to hold me in place (it should be noted that I'm not claustrophobic - this might not be a good idea for people who suffer from that).
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Wouldn't the inflatable whatchamacallit interfere with the MRI? |
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(that's not my bone, I'm still neutral. If I vote one way or the other, I'll delete this part of the anno and put in either a - or + ) |
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The magnetic data should be available at/close to the speed of light. They probably need you to hold still because that magnet inside cannot spin anywhere near the speed of light. So perhaps we could speed up the spinning magnet, so it could complete an entire rotation within 50ms or so? |
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I do not believe an inflatable doohicky would interfere with the MRI, unless it had iron in it for some reason. You would see it, of course, but the attention is what is going on inside the subject's body. |
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Bad for claustrophobics. First they have to
be in an MRI machine, cringing enough for
them. Now you are debilitating them? |
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twitch - That's why I added the disclaimer about claustrophobics. |
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A plastic cuff would not interfere MRIs work because of the polarity of a molecule mostly water in the case of a body. + |
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Oh my bad. ok. just make it unpoppable.
oh dar! no metal objects. |
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It would be nice if the doohickey just held still the part that they're actually scanning. Kind of like a very, very slow shiatsu massage (or like being eaten by a big metallic boa constrictor). |
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"Sorry, the inflatable doohickey's broken - do you mind if we just inflate all these lifesize sex dolls in there instead?" |
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Was hoping this would be like a regular MRI with a sign written on the inside for anyone who woke up from a coma in the middle of an examination. |
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If ever there was a use for virtual reality goggles, MRI is it. Even a ViewMaster would help. |
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