The use of systematic desensitization to overcome resistance to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning.
The use of behavioral techniques with radiologic procedures has received surprisingly little attention in the behavioral literature. The current paper describes the successful use of systematic desensitization to enable a woman to complete a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Suggestions for when behavior therapy may be useful to radiologists are also given.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000523:psychology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy