• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.412-417
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• 2019

This study was proposed to investigate vital signs in subjects undergoing high magnetic field (3T) MR imaging for provide basic data on causes of claustrophobia as few previous studies were conducted on this special issue. Vital signs of 104 patients were monitored before and during the clinically indicated MR examinations to identify any relationship between MR scanning and the vital signs. An increase of systolic, diastolic blood pressure and pulse pressure were observed. However, they were not statistically significant(p>0.05), which meant the vital signs measured before and during the MRI scanning showed no significant change. This study is considered to be meaningful basic data for analyzing the links between vital sign fluctuations on claustrophobia during routine clinical MR examinations.

• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.21-25
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• 2014

This study, was conducted to find out the correlation factors of anxiety of the patients during MRI exam on the claustrophobia. This study conducted a survey targeting those korea auxiliary police and combat auxiliary police patients who were admitted to the National Police Hospital over a period from January 2 to December 24, 2013 to investigate their degree of claustrophobia. In study result, sufficient explain before exam was helpful and decrease anxiety. However, they felt more anxious about limited spare, and when the entered a bore. Symptoms of instability and fear were stuffy, sweat, dyspnea, palpitation those are ascending rank of frequency.

• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.55-59
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• 2013

Patients who had claustrophobia tend to feel fear when they were scanned by an MRI, CT, PET-CT, or using a gamma camera scan. In this paper, claustrophobic patients were tested to find effective ways by changing patient's positions. For this paper, PET-CT scan in patients who had claustrophobia were used in the prone position. Prone position helped to maintain stable position and to get a h0igh quality of inspection without failure. Thus, as claustrophobic patients were requested taking prone position, they could feel comfortable. In a confined space, prone position for the claustrophobic patients who had a fear of the PET-CT examination would be expected to reduce the failure rate of inspection.