Add weight to your diagnosis
The G-scan Open performs MSK and spine imaging with a proprietary tilting mechanism that rotates both the magnet and patient up to 90 degrees, allowing scanning in both the traditional supine and weight-bearing position. For pain management, imaging in the standing position is particularly advantageous, using gravity to account for biomechanical changes in the body’s posture and positioning.
Designed for patient comfort, the open concept design is a preferred choice for children, obese and claustrophobic patients and the advanced patient table configuration is a convenient setup for technologists for easy patient positioning.
Built with eXP technology, this one-room system is quieter than conventional scanners, has a smaller footprint, no cryogens and is equipped with the latest high-tech innovations to increase your diagnostic accuracy and confidence.
What is weight-bearing MRI?
Weight-bearing (orthostatic) MRI helps visualize spinal morphology under axial load, providing another level of image detail not typically seen in traditional supine imaging. Scanning in the standing position alters the gravitational force on the spine, thereby exaggerating degenerative disk morphologies and revealing the true extent of the pathology.
Upright scanning also allows for positioning adjustments in the flexed, extended, rotated, standing, and bending positions, enabling patients to reproduce natural positions that manifest their symptoms, sometimes uncovering MRI findings that are not visible with routine standard supine imaging.
The G-scan Open's dynamic imaging and weight-bearing capabilities offer distinct advantages for both patients and operators, enabling more accurate positioning and diagnoses in real time.
Patient-centric design
Which specialties benefit from WB MRI?
Advantages of WB MRI
The G-scan Open performs MSK and spine imaging with a proprietary tilting mechanism that rotates both the magnet and patient up to 90 degrees, allowing scanning in both the traditional supine and weight-bearing position. For pain management, imaging in the standing position is particularly advantageous, using gravity to account for biomechanical changes in the body’s posture and positioning.
Designed for patient comfort, the open concept design is a preferred choice for children, obese and claustrophobic patients and the advanced patient table configuration is a convenient setup for technologists for easy patient positioning.
Built with eXP technology, this one-room system is quieter than conventional scanners, has a smaller footprint, no cryogens and is equipped with the latest high-tech innovations to increase your diagnostic accuracy and confidence.
What is weight-bearing MRI?
Weight-bearing (orthostatic) MRI helps visualize spinal morphology under axial load, providing another level of image detail not typically seen in traditional supine imaging. Scanning in the standing position alters the gravitational force on the spine, thereby exaggerating degenerative disk morphologies and revealing the true extent of the pathology.
Upright scanning also allows for positioning adjustments in the flexed, extended, rotated, standing, and bending positions, enabling patients to reproduce natural positions that manifest their symptoms, sometimes uncovering MRI findings that are not visible with routine standard supine imaging.
The G-scan Open's dynamic imaging and weight-bearing capabilities offer distinct advantages for both patients and operators, enabling more accurate positioning and diagnoses in real time.
Patient-centric design
- Easy patient positioning with optimized patient bed for both supine and weight-bearing exams.
- Open and anti-claustrophobic design
- Complete set of targeted high-performance receiving coils covering a wide anatomical range.
- Low ambient noise for a less stressful scan.
Which specialties benefit from WB MRI?
- Spine surgeons
- Neurosurgeons
- Personal injury
- Pain Management
- Workers’ compensation cases
- Chiropractors
- Sports Medicine
Advantages of WB MRI
- Reduced number of rescans compared to conventional supine MRI.
- Imaging positioning represents real-time biomechanics to enhance diagnostic accuracy.
- Dynamic assessment of joints under stress leads to more precise treatment plans.
- Determining mobility issues not distinguishable on conventional MRI
- Accounting for gravitational forces that reproduce axial loading on the spine and joints to improve patient outcomes.
- Q-spine analysis provides reliable quantitative data of injury on lumbar scans to identify the extent of the injury.
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06/19/2025
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