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Lurie MRI Try Without Anesthesia

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Last verified: 2026-10-23

DetailWhat we foundSource
HospitalAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicagosource
CityChicagosource
StateILsource
ProgramMRI Try Without Anesthesia Programsource
Age rangeunknownnot confirmed
Mock scannerunknownnot confirmed
Video goggles/moviesunknownnot confirmed
Child lifeysource
NotesPhone screening; for first-time MRI, kids moving off anesthesia, or nervous kids. Infants: 'feed and swaddle' for MRI and CT without medication or anesthesia, available at all times of day (infant age limit not stated).source
Scanner typesunknownnot confirmed
Phone312-227-3294source
Also sourcedFeed and swaddlesource
Main sourcehttps://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri/

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