Fonar公司推出直立核磁共振扫描系统

一种直立核磁共振系统使得患者步入检查室接受扫描。这种直立MRI是由Fonar(Melville, NY, USA)公司研制开发的，允许身体的所有部分，尤其是关节和脊柱，能够在沉重状态下进行扫描检查。

系统配备新型MRI兼容的机动化患者处理系统，能够将患者移动至磁体，并将需要检查的解剖部位放置磁体帽的中央部位。同时还能在垂直方向将患者旋转至水平位置，这样患者就能够象传统的MRI扫描一样进行扫描检查。

这套系统的其它特征包括患者舒适度极高，因为能够从磁体内部毫无障碍的观察扫描室；患者面孔之前没有任何障碍物。这套系统能够扫描患者的各种疼痛部位，无论是坐还是躺下，能够在弯曲、旋转、侧弯等位置。
 
Upright MRI System
 
An upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system allows patients to simply walk in and be scanned. The Upright MRI, developed by Fonar (Melville, NY, USA), allows all parts of the body, specifically the joints and spine, to be imaged in the weight-bearing state.

The system is equipped with a novel MRI-compatible motorized patient handling system that will move the patient into the magnet and position the anatomy of interest in to 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 traditional MRI scanning procedures.

Other features of the system include a very high degree of patient comfort due to the unobstructed view of the scanner room from inside of the magnet; there is nothing in front of the patient’s face. The system can scan patients in their position of pain, sitting or lying down, and in flexion, rotation, and lateral bending positions.