There are new "open" MRI machines which elimate the problem of claustrophobia. However a person must still be able to lie flat on a hard table. I had one recently after I developed my PD tremor. I think sometimes they can give a tranquilizer to help you rerlax. Lanier Maddux 63/1 N4AG Chattanooga, (choo-choo town) Tenn. Home of Lookout Mountain and Rock City ([log in to unmask])