Introduction Over the last decades, the proportion of overweight people in Germany and the industrial nations has increased continuously. According to the Ministry of Health, approximately 15% of Germans suffer from obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2). As a result, there are more and more challenges in health care. There are mainly problems in imaging diagnostics, … MRI for overweight people
From what height do I need an MRI with a large tube? The tubes of the closed MRI devices used today have a length between 120 and 150cm and a diameter of 50 to 60cm. The maximum weight for which the MRI tables are designed varies greatly and ranges approximately between 150 and 300kg. The … From what height do I need an MRI with a large tube? | MRI for overweight people
To what extent does obesity affect image quality? In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the atomic nuclei of the body’s own tissues orient themselves according to the strong magnetic field. In this process, all atomic nuclei within the magnetic field are independently aligned along the magnetic field lines. This alignment is independent of the composition of … To what extent does obesity affect image quality? | MRI for overweight people
