Open MRI

[mesquite]

Does anyone know of an Open MRI in Thailand, preferably Chiang Mai?

[Sheryl]

No idea, sorry. Best to call the various hospitals i.e. Bangkok Hosp CM, CM Ram, Raj etc. You could also contact this stand-alone imaging center: http://www.mrithailand.com/index.php?modules=article&parent_id=2&id=43

[wpcoe]

Six years ago I had an MRI done in a non-enclosed machine at Urupong Medical Center in Bangkok.  I was in extreme pain from a back injury and had panic attack when BNH Hospital tried to put me through their enclosed-tube MRI machine so they transported me to/from Urupong for the scan.

 

However, I just went to their web site page for MRI (http://www.urupongmedical.com/mri.html) and they display the enclosed-tube machine, so I'm not sure they still have one.

 

(I hope this is what you meant by "Open MRI.")

[longball53098]

I had aMRI at Bangkok Hospital Medical Center last year. They have a so-called Open MRI. Essentially from what I saw the machine is not a donut hole but the sides were "open" so less claustrophobic. 

[mesquite]

Thanks for the info.  So far I have contacted Bangkok Hospital CM, RAM hospital CM, and mrithailand.  They tell me they do not have Open MRI.  I have an email in to Bumrungrad and should hear from them in a few days.  Uprong no longer has it as well.

 

Update:  Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok says they do have Open MRI.

Edited August 11, 2016 by mesquite

[mesquite]

Many thanks. 

Edited August 11, 2016 by mesquite