{"id":399,"date":"2018-05-30T11:15:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T11:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.starimagingindia.com\/contact\/?p=399"},"modified":"2018-10-08T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T05:07:17","slug":"different-types-of-mri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starimagingindia.com\/Contact\/different-types-of-mri\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Different Types of MRI and Which One Should You Choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1463863 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3267302 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-153541 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">An MRI scan is often associated with claustrophobia and fear. However, there are different types of MRI scanners like the newer 3T ones with ambient experience that significantly reduce the incidence of claustrophobia. So, if you need an MRI scan, what kind of scanner should you choose? The first thing to remember is that every scanner has a different magnetic strength, measured in Tesla units. Generally, the MRI machines available today have strengths ranging from 0.2T to 3.0T \u2013 of which the 3.0T MRI produces the clearest images. Apart from the Tesla strength, MRI machines are differentiated into 3 categories based on their structure and design \u2013 these include closed MRI machines, wide bore MRI machines, \u2018truly\u2019 open MRI machines and open upright MRI scanners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">A common rule of thumb? The lesser the diameter of the bore of the scanner, the greater the clarity of the image.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">Let\u2019s have a look at the different MRI scanners available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3559337 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1659384 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2802548 kc-title-wrap \">\n<h4 class=\"kc_title\">1)  Closed MRI<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-61599 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4175197 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-126305 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">A closed MRI scanner is a narrow cylindrical container with a bore diameter of 60 c.m. They have up to 3T strength, which is the highest magnetic strength available in commercial MRI scanners. Because of this high magnetic strength, images of great clarity are produced, which helps in better diagnosis of medical illnesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2645540 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-682892 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4073409 kc-title-wrap \">\n<h5 class=\"kc_title\">3 Tesla MRI<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2740790 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3676068 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4135864 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">This has the\u00a0<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">highest\u00a0<\/em>magnetic field strength of all commercially used MRI machines, and also has a high signal strength, which results in a<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0detailed image.\u00a0<\/em>For example, a 3T MRI can easily capture blood vessels as tiny as 200-300 micron, as well as vascular problems anywhere in the body. Details related to conditions such as arthritis, disc disease, or bone infections are not missed either and the analysis of the state of internal organs is comprehensive.\u00a0It also requires a short amount of time as compared to other types of MRI scanners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2734689 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-173062 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4164576 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.starimagingindia.com\/contact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-Tesla-MRI.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"3 Tesla MRI\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2391324 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3867816 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-633580 kc-title-wrap \">\n<h5 class=\"kc_title\">What about claustrophobia?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3791312 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-373275 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-364511 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">While the 3T MRI is a closed MRI, 3T MRI machines with ambient experience (like the one at Star Imaging) greatly reduce claustrophobia. This is because our 3T machine allows patients to watch movies and videos during the scan while creating an illusion of more space and light. There is also improved sound control while using this\u00a03 Tesla MRI, which significantly adds to patient comfort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3209114 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1951740 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3001751 kc-title-wrap \">\n<h4 class=\"kc_title\">2)  Wide Bore MRI<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-379862 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3441393 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-307310 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">These are partly open scanners, with wider openings and more headspace than the closed scanners. The bore diameter is 70 cm (the size of a hula hoop). These scanners may prove more spacious especially for patients with a broader build. However, the image clarity is not as good as closed MRI scanners, as this machine only has a magnetic field strength of 1.5T. In this sense, its features are a middle ground between the \u2018truly open\u2019 and closed MRIs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-75566 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-543009 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3551578 kc-title-wrap \">\n<h4 class=\"kc_title\">3)  \u2018Truly Open\u2019 MRI<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-206073 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4079312 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-848714 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">This kind of MRI is open on all 4 sides, allowing for more ventilation and flow of air.\u00a0<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">But<\/em>, this also means that the quality of the image and details captured are not as good as compared to those generated by the above two types of scanners. The open nature of the MRI means a relatively weaker magnetic field too \u2013 this type of scanner has a maximum strength of 1.2T.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2985586 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4117876 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-661663 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.starimagingindia.com\/contact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Truly-Open-MRI.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Truly Open MRI\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3088856 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2401169 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1321520 kc-title-wrap \">\n<h4 class=\"kc_title\"> 4)  Open Upright MRI<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2800017 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-779711 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-635341 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">The open upright MRI features a machine with a completely open front, designed to allow patients to sit upright during the entire examination, just as they would in a chair. However, the open upright MRI has the lowest magnet strength of the alternatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2573634 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3491366 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-785368 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.starimagingindia.com\/contact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Open-Upright-MRI.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Open Upright MRI\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2375962 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1520443 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-290937 kc-title-wrap \">\n<h5 class=\"kc_title\">So which MRI machine should you choose?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2986508 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-949507 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-641177 kc_text_block\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\">Ideally, it would make sense to choose the 3T MRI scanner that offers maximum image clarity, since this will ensure a more accurate diagnosis. If you\u2019re claustrophobic, the 3T MRI with ambient experience can provide a much more comfortable experience; or you can also choose to get sedated. But whatever you choose, make sure to research the imaging centre and technology beforehand, so that you make a more informed choice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #323232; font-family: AvenirLTStdBook;\"><em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Have any more questions on (3T) MRI, CT or other scans? Feel free to call us at 020 4132 2222 &#8211; we are Pune\u2019s leading diagnostic centre.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3327984 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4135586 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2569882 kc-call-to-action kc-cta-2 kc-is-button\">\n<div class=\"kc-cta-desc\">\n<h2>About Star Imaging<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kc-cta-text\">Have any more questions on (3T) MRI, CT scans or other imaging tests? Feel free to call us.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yza.ec2.mytemp.website\/Contact\" target=\"_blank\">Book an Appointment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An MRI scan is often associated with claustrophobia and fear. 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