title: The use of systematic desensitization to overcome resistance to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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