Disney and Philips Partner on Themed MRI Scanners to Reduce Children's Anxiety During Scans
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K.J. Yossman
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Summary
Disney and Philips have partnered to launch themed MRI scanners that integrate Disney stories and characters into the Philips Ambient Experience for MRI. The initiative aims to create a more calming, immersive environment for children undergoing MRI scans, which are typically large, loud, cramped, and require patients to lie still for up to 40 minutes. The scanners launched this week in the U.S., U.K., and several other countries.
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MRI scanners are typically large, loud and cramped and require patients to lie very still for up to 40 minutes.
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