In pediatric patients, Worlds most high-level technologies are nothing if they cannot keep them straight in the MRI process. The Magnetic Resonance Imaging itself poses a challenge in this area as this can be as long as thirty minutes. In addition to that, the loud noises and the tight spaces are other different aspects that make it tough for the doctors to get the perfect MRI of their little patients. Although sedation or general anesthesia is an option available in these cases that also adds a cost to the scan as it demands an anesthesiologist too. The parents and the children can also become uncomfortable with this.

So here are a few ways to calm down these little children in the MRI scanner.

· Using MRI stimulators to accommodate the children to the scanners: One way to accommodate the children with the MRI scanner is to use MRI stimulator for them. A lot of MRI clinics are using this technique to make the children accustomed to the surroundings inside the Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines. A study conducted in the pediatric hospital in Dublin, Ireland, in 2017 was searching for ways to reduce the use of general anesthesia while for four to seven years old MRI patients. They have found that the playful MRI stimulator works better to make the kids accustomed with an MRI scanner playfully.

· Mobile applications to stimulate MRI exam for kids: The mobile application is one of the best ways to interact with children these days. No one can deny that. A study published in October by the non-profit group called common sense media has found that eight-year-old children staring at the mobile screen have more than tripled in the last few years. The Siemens have launched the MRI Scan experience, vendor-based app, the first of its kind for both the iOS and the Android platforms. Patients through this app can undergo a 360 degrees virtual MRI scan with realistic sound effects. They can do their scan of a virtual item. They can also learn the steps of the process too.

· Focus on fun: To help the children’s anxiety, keep the kid happy and distracted in his or her favorite activities. Try something like the kid-friendly coloring book or an educational sheet that may give him/her joy. Some expert imaging technologists even say that they try to keep their pediatric patients distracted from what they are doing around them. They help to keep their focus on things that are fun and rather than the things that are machinery and noisy.

· Making MRI rooms less institutional: The In-bore technology developed by Philips Healthcare projects videos inside the boring room to calm down the patients and instruct them. This amazing technology can also be used to reduce the sedation of the pediatric patient in MRI scans.

The Radiology Center at Harding in Morristown, New Jersey are working with the most efficient radiologists and imaging experts to give your child an experience to remember. They know how to make them calm and reduce the sedation of MRI.