# I just had an MRI

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 12, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-an-mri/588692 "2011-07-12T00:24:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-an-mri/588692/21 "2011-07-22T15:01:06Z")

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I didn’t find it annoying at all. In the regular torpedo launchers, I always felt like my shoulders were going to be dislocated from having to contort myself to get into the tube. But then, I’m a big guy with broad shoulders.

I never felt like I was going to fall out or tip over - the position was just slightly reclined so gravity did all the work to keep me in place. The only minor concern I have is cost - apparently only about 100 of these machines exist, so I may be paying a bit more as they amortize the investment.

Regardless, if imaging the spine while weight-bearing provides useful information, it’s certainly worth it.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-an-mri/588692/22 "2011-07-22T21:31:47Z")

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> [@gotpasswords](#):
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> Regardless, if imaging the spine while weight-bearing provides useful information, it’s certainly worth it.

That’s always the key..for me, thirty minutes of breathing exercises to get through are worth it, to get the data.

Good luck.  
-D/a

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