The development of medical imaging technologies has increased over the past decade because of change in population size and demand for overall improvement in patient diagnosis and treatment. Doctors are starting to rely on medical imaging to get more of an accurate analysis about the patient’s current condition leading to proper diagnosis. Even though radiology as a whole has advanced in all modalities, research over obesity in MRI specifically was the main focus. In the past decade, MRI has improved mechanically with the equipment size and visually in radiographic images.
In the beginning stages of MRI, the machine was made with two circular frames that had an opening for the patient to sit in. Inside the patient would have magnet coils wrap …show more content…
In each hospital, the exams are scheduled in a timely manner. If an exam were to go over the scheduled time period, it many cause the other exams to be running behind also making patients wait longer and overtime leading to frustration. When dealing with patients that have a larger body habitus, it is extremely beneficial to see how they travel, if there is any help that is needed during transport or positioning, and if they meet the criteria to be qualified for the MRI exam.
Over the years, scientific research has been done to discover a new invention that would help people who are struggling with obesity and need an MRI. Improvement over the machine itself has been completed by the manufactures. They discovered that if they shorten the length of the bore overall the patient would not feel as confined inside of the scanner. The rest of their body can be outside while the anatomy of interest is inside. Studies show that this has drastically reduced the amount of stress the patient goes …show more content…
Wall Street Journal published an article over a patient who could not fit inside of the MRI machine. He was told there was a larger machine located in a different state so he attempted to have the scan completed there but the results were the same, he could not fit inside. He needed the MRI in order to be qualified for surgery. Many people with obesity are dealing with these on-going problems. One experience that I encountered myself was in general x-ray in fluoroscopy. A patient needed an upper GI study completed before his gastric bypass surgery. After bringing the patient back into the room, we realized his weight was over the table weight limit of 550 pounds. This was a problem because the patient has to be laying down on the table for the correct positioning while the radiographic images are taken. While discussing the problem with the RA, we decided to continue the exam by having the patient drink the barium and then walk him down the hall right away to another x-ray room. This room had a traditional radiographic table with a higher weight limit. We had the patient lie down on the radiographic table and attempt to time the images according to where the barium should be. The exam turned out to be successful and a great learning experience for me. I had to explain to the patient why we
In the beginning stages of MRI, the machine was made with two circular frames that had an opening for the patient to sit in. Inside the patient would have magnet coils wrap …show more content…
In each hospital, the exams are scheduled in a timely manner. If an exam were to go over the scheduled time period, it many cause the other exams to be running behind also making patients wait longer and overtime leading to frustration. When dealing with patients that have a larger body habitus, it is extremely beneficial to see how they travel, if there is any help that is needed during transport or positioning, and if they meet the criteria to be qualified for the MRI exam.
Over the years, scientific research has been done to discover a new invention that would help people who are struggling with obesity and need an MRI. Improvement over the machine itself has been completed by the manufactures. They discovered that if they shorten the length of the bore overall the patient would not feel as confined inside of the scanner. The rest of their body can be outside while the anatomy of interest is inside. Studies show that this has drastically reduced the amount of stress the patient goes …show more content…
Wall Street Journal published an article over a patient who could not fit inside of the MRI machine. He was told there was a larger machine located in a different state so he attempted to have the scan completed there but the results were the same, he could not fit inside. He needed the MRI in order to be qualified for surgery. Many people with obesity are dealing with these on-going problems. One experience that I encountered myself was in general x-ray in fluoroscopy. A patient needed an upper GI study completed before his gastric bypass surgery. After bringing the patient back into the room, we realized his weight was over the table weight limit of 550 pounds. This was a problem because the patient has to be laying down on the table for the correct positioning while the radiographic images are taken. While discussing the problem with the RA, we decided to continue the exam by having the patient drink the barium and then walk him down the hall right away to another x-ray room. This room had a traditional radiographic table with a higher weight limit. We had the patient lie down on the radiographic table and attempt to time the images according to where the barium should be. The exam turned out to be successful and a great learning experience for me. I had to explain to the patient why we