Disney characters are now inside MRI machines to calm scared kids during scans

The machines use characters like Mickey Mouse, Marvel heroes, and Star Wars favorites to help calm children during scans. A ...

Disney transforms MRIs to help calm kids during scans; O.C. hospital first in U.S. rollout

Children undergoing stressful MRI scans could soon be comforted by familiar Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Marvel ...

At Rady Children’s in Orange, Disney characters in MRI rooms aim to ease scan anxiety

Philips and The Walt Disney Company are rolling out a Disney-themed MRI experience aimed at making scans less stressful for ...
Petersburg Pilot

Petersburg's hospital prepares first MRI machine for patients after months of waiting

Inside a small booth with a large glass window, Petersburg Medical Center Radiology Manager Sonja Paul was running Petersburg’s new MRI machine through a quality control test. “These machines can get ...
News Tribune

High-powered MRI machine gives doctors new views inside patients

In his nearly 40-year career as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist, Chris Jones has seen thousands upon thousands of images of the human anatomy. Using an MRI's strong magnetic field and ...