Children's Mercy MRI Try Without
Named awake MRI program The hospital has a named program built to help kids do MRI awake.
Last verified: 2026-10-23
| Detail | What we found | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Children's Mercy Kansas City | source |
| City | Kansas City | source |
| State | MO | source |
| Program | MRI Try Without | source |
| Age range | unknown | not confirmed |
| Mock scanner | unknown | not confirmed |
| Video goggles/movies | y (movie goggles) | source |
| Child life | y | source |
| Notes | Family prep page covers movie goggles and questions to judge if your child is ready to scan awake. Hospital-reported (published study of 2014-15 data, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31392365): 87.3% good/very good image quality. | source |
| Scanner types | unknown | not confirmed |
| Phone | 816-234-3272 | source |
| Main source | https://www.childrensmercy.org/departments-and-clinics/medical-imaging/what-to-expect-medical-imaging/preparing-for-an-mri/ | |
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