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A WIRRAL hospital is helping patients with claustrophobia caused by MRI scans. Spire Murrayfield Hospital on Holmwood Drive, Thingwall, Barnston have recently completed their £2.14million MRI ...

Claustrophobia is a type of anxiety disorder ... This makes use of computer models of cramped areas, such as those seen in ...

VR simulates being in an enclosed space, and the person is gradually introduced to the claustrophobia trigger. VR scenarios may include elevators and MRI machines. It's unclear how effective this ...

such as dizziness on scanner entry and additional claustrophobia from the head coil. This suggests that parallel transmit 7T MRI is acceptable to patients. More information: Klodowski, K et al.