The impact of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging on health care architecture.
Nuclear magnetic resonance instrumentation, while unprecedented in its diagnostic capabilities, remains a challenge to the architect and planning team. This article provides background information on the magnet types and their force fields a well as on the ideal inter- and intradepartmental spatial relationships. Three conceptual conclusions are illustrated that best meet the requirements of patients, clinicians, and the magnet itself.
D001108:Architecture; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D014481:United States