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. 2023 May 20;18:120. doi: 10.1186/s13023-023-02741-2

Table 4.

Challenges associated with undergoing MRI procedures

Patient (age at diagnosis) Potential difficulties undergoing MRI
18 (7) Requires someone in the scanning room
2 (10) Requested someone in the scanning room
17 (10) Cannot lie still, would need sedation
12 (10) Anxiety, possibly needing sedation
19 (14) No
1 (14) No
3 (22) Potentially shortened scan, involuntary movements
13 (24) No
16 (25) Might need music or a movie
4 (27) No
10 (28) No
11a (29) Did not pose difficulties in the past
6 (30) No
15 (30) Claustrophobia
9 (30) No
14 (36) Involuntary movements
7 (39) No
8 (46) No
5 (59) No

Sorted based on age of diagnosis, in ascending order

aPatient deceased