In today`s time, the MRI department are busy in scheduling the patient`s appointment due to the delayed scans of the MRI. The patient flow is very much important in the MRI department, the number of delayed scans is due to the rescans of patients or aborted scans or postponed scans. One of the major concerns in achieving the decrease in patient flow is due to patient anxiety or fear in entering the MRI machine. The day-to-day life of the MRI Technologist often goes in relaxing the patient and undergo the MRI scan.
In most of the patients, the MRI technologists spends more time in making the patient calm while the time required for the scan is itself less. To overcome such issues and to increase the patient flow, the patient`s mind should be distracted from the compact MRI machine and focused somewhere else. The main aim of the upcoming solution is to reduce the number of rescans and aborted scan, and to achieve patient flow in MRI department. The recent development in the technology has come up with a solution for the patient`s anxiety and MRI claustrophobia. The In-Bore MRI Cinema is a tool for patient relaxation and comfort, taking the patient in to a new world of MRI Patient entertainment while performing the MRI scan.
5 Most Important Things in IN-BORE MRI Cinema 
- Patient Comfort, Entertainment and Visual ExperienceOne of the major concerns about the MRI scan is the MRI machine, because of its small and compact bore size and the sound generated by the machine makes the patient Claustrophobic and uncomfortable. As the MRI scan takes a long time and the patient has to remain still during the scan, the patient fears entering the machine due to its confined space and the noise. With the latest technology put the patient at comfort and makes them relax with the all-new In-Bore MRI Cinema.The In-Bore MRI Cinema is an MRI video system that redefines the patient’s visual experience thereby making the patient relaxation and also entertained while the scan is performed.
The patient gets engaged in the visual system with the astounding sound of the MRI audio system taking the patient into an imaginary world when the patient lies inside the MRI machine. The MRI Visual system comes with a high-resolution MRI compatible monitor that is RF shielded. It displays a full HD picture making the patient experience immersive and with the audio integrated in the video system, the patient gets entertained and the scan is done. The patient visual experience is redefined by the fully MRI compatible screen placed behind the MRI bore and the patient feels that the bore size has increased due to the visual experience of the high-resolution monitor making the patient relax and entertained.The In-bore MRI Cinema is an OEM neutral solution and developed with the patient`s entertainment taken into consideration. The patient can view their favourite videos and audios by the ease of access to the MRI cinema – connect to USB, memory disk, or play it via YouTube, Netflix, etc. The patient can also watch their relatives/friends during the scan, as the MRI Video system comes with a console camera that makes the patient visualize their loved ones. This makes the MRI In-Bore Cinema user-friendly as the patient can be entertained as well as the MRI Technologist can also get their scan done.
- Reduce the Patient Anxiety and Claustrophobia:The In-bore MRI cinema reduces the patient anxiety to a greater extent by distracting the patient`s mind away from the MRI compact bore. The patient is educated before lying inside the MRI machine and are made comfortable with the visual system and the audio system. The patient is allowed to view their choice of content to make them involved in the visual experience. The noise generated by the MRI machine is reduced to a greater extent by the MRI Audio system provided to the patient during the MRI scan.The patient tends to forget that they are lying inside the MRI machine, thereby reducing the claustrophobia. The MRI In-bore Cinema has proved to the best solution for the MRI Claustrophobic patients. For MRI Claustrophobia, the MRI room is converted into MRI Suite room with MRI Ambient Lighting, MRI Projector and MRI In-bore Cinema together, changing the MRI Ambience. The patient gets entertained and also the scan is completed in that duration of time, thereby also reducing the patient`s claustrophobia.
- Reduce Sedation in Small Children: Apart from the MRI Claustrophobic patients, there are also small children and paediatrics which causes a delay in the MRI scan. Small children and pediatrics often require sedation to undergo the MRI scan, as they tend to move inside the MRI bore due to the sound of the MRI scanner. The In-bore MRI cinema has proven to be the best solution for small children as they get immersed in the visual system.The child can watch cartoons, and other entertainment videos of their choice to get involved in the video system and the Technologist can quickly get the MRI scan done. Moreover, the small children can see their mother or father on the visual monitor and stay relax and calm during the scan.
- Patient and Staff Satisfation: In the In-bore MRI Cinema, the MRI Technologist can communicate with the patient as there is audio-video system connected with the MRI console room. The MRI Technologist can give commands, tell the patient the remaining scan time and indicate the table movement making the patient aware of the scan and also to setback and relax. When the patient is entertained and comfortable inside the MRI scanner and in the same time the MRI scan is being done, leads to the Patient satisfaction and the MRI technologist satisfaction together.The patient is satisfied because of the anxiety which is completely overtaken by the entertainment and also relaxation and comfort is taken into consideration. The MRI technologist and staff are also satisfied with the ease of MRI scan done and thereby reducing the delay in the MRI scan and increase in the patient flow.
- Marketability gains: In today`s aggressive marketplace, technology has played an important role in the growing income of the medical sector. With the latest technology in the field of medicine, the patient often shops for the facility available in the market that will provide the most attentive care and comfort. In a busy MRI department, the MRI Technologist and the staff has a very less time to look after each patient. The MRI Technologist also has to work on many tools and techniques that leads to an increasing workload on them.The In-bore MRI Cinema is the best example of the latest technology that has increased in the patient flow and reduced the stress on the Technologist and the staff. The visual system comforts the patient and the technologist can complete the scan with ease. This leads to the increase the patient flow by reducing the number of rescans, aborted scans and increase the revenue of the hospitals. In today`s time, Hospitals and Advanced Diagnostics uses MRI In-bore Cinema as a tool to market and earn the attention of patients to gain the productivity thereby giving the patient the utmost care and comfort.
