{"id":129,"date":"2015-09-09T17:02:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T17:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/?p=129"},"modified":"2021-08-12T05:59:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:59:52","slug":"techs-guide-claustrophobic-patients-through-the-mri-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/blog\/techs-guide-claustrophobic-patients-through-the-mri-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Techs Guide Claustrophobic Patients Through the MRI Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"component_2430\" class=\"richtext\">\n<p>The RAYUS Radiology network is national, extending coast to coast. The video below is from a RAYUS center in Massachusetts and brings us the story of Linda Raimondi. Linda, like many patients we see here in the Puget Sound area, had no idea how she was going to make it through her MRI. The thought of the exam was enough to induce a panic attack. 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