
Pikeville Medical Center is pleased to announce that our new Outpatient Diagnostic Center features Open Stand-Up™ MRI. This state-of-the-art device is another way that Pikeville Medical Center is improving the quality of healthcare in our region.
The continuation of this medical center to expand and add services that will benefit our patient population is very important to us. Purchasing cutting-edge technology and bringing advanced services to our patients is what sets us apart. Our patients expect PMC to provide quality care and convenience, and this new facility is another example of our commitment to this region. To the best of our knowledge, Pikeville Medical Center the second hospital in the U.S. to get the Stand-Up™ MRI. We are the first in Kentucky and the first in the South.
About the Fonar Stand-UP™ MRIThe Fonar Stand-Up™ MRI is a revolutionary new way to get the quality images that MRI offers while adding several distinct advantages not available with traditional MRI.
Position Imaging™ The Stand-Up™ MRI is the world’s only whole-body MRI scanner with the ability to perform Position Imaging (pMRI), i.e. patients can be scanned standing, sitting, bending or lying down. Because of its unique ability to scan patients in weight-bearing postures, the Stand-Up™ MRI identifies pathologies that may go undetected on other MRI scanners.
No more claustrophobia. One of the major reasons the Pikeville Medical Center purchased the Stand-Up™ MRI was because it can accommodate claustrophobic patients better than any MRI in the industry can. The claustrophobic rejection rate is nearly zero because patients typically sit comfortably watching television during the scan. There is nothing in front of their faces or over their heads to create anxiety or a ‘closed-in’ feeling. Patients are relaxed and the MRI images are superb.
It's Ideal for kids Today nearly every young child undergoing an MRI exam is fully anesthetized so that they don't move during the scan. This requires extra medical staff; it’s costly; and there are always risks associated with anesthesia. In many cases, small children and toddlers can be held in their mother's lap during the scan while they watch television. The diagnosis can easily be made, and it can be done without any anesthetics.
Easily accommodates large patients
Because of the open environment, PMC's Stand-Up™ MRI can accommodate larger patients that could never have received the befits of MRI because the equipment simply would not fit the patient. It does now, and larger patients can receive their MRI's without the indignity and anxiety of worrying about "fitting into the machine".
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To schedule an appointment at the new outpatient diagnostic center, call 606-218-1000.
To take a tour of the new facility, stop by any time during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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