Looking after our younger patients

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The problem with MRI is that the noisy enclosed environment results in poor success rates in children. That’s why, at the Western Isles, we have enlisted the help of an app call My MRI Buddy, which utilises Virtual Reality (VR).

VR provides the tools for parents and staff to help kids prepare for their MRI. It's fun and interactive, allowing kids to engage with their own care.

We show the entire MRI journey from arriving at reception to actually laying in the scanner and we use real 360 degree footage taken from the actual MRI department. We show what it feels like to have head, abdominal or lower limb scans and we've even incorporated movement tracking, teaching kids to lay still.

If your child is coming for an MRI scan with us, we will arrange for you to have access to all the tools of My MRI Buddy. Click on image below to find out more, or to download the App.

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