Table 1.

Summary of the items addressed in the custom-made questionnaire to assess satisfaction with the MR scan and preferences concerning MR scanner design

Item	Range
Preparation and information	Excellent/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Poor
Concern	Not at all/Very little/Little/High/Very high
Comfort	Excellent/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Poor
Feeling helpless/embarrassed	Not at all/Little/Moderate/Strong/Very strong
Anxiety	Horizontal visual analogue scale of 10 cm (0-100)
Noise	Horizontal visual analogue scale of 10 cm (0-100)
Pain	Horizontal visual analogue scale of 10 cm (0-100)
Complications	Yes/No/If yes, which complications
Reasons for premature termination (if applicable)	Free text
Reasons for successful completion (if applicable)	Free text
Willingness to undergo future examinations on the MR scanner	Yes/No/Maybe
General satisfaction with the MR scan	Excellent/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Poor
Summary
Advantages/Disadvantages of the respective MR scanner	Free text
Ranking of four MR scanners of different design assuming equal diagnostic utility (Figure 1)	1 to 4
Ranking of four MR scanners assuming different diagnostic utility (Figure 1)	1 to 4
Ranking of the two MR scanners used in the study (Figure 2)	1 to 2
Advantages/Disadvantages of the two MR scanners used in the study	Free text