Abstract: An entertainment system for use with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device has a display panel and associated electronics which are mounted close to the MRI device and which are enclosed within a Faraday shield. A patient may be placed within the MRI device in a variety of positions and may view images from the display panel either directly or through a mirror, prism, or corner reflector. In order for the patient to view the images in the correct orientation regardless of the exact positioning, the display panel can display the images normally, with the images flipped from top to bottom, with the images flipped from left to right, and with the images flipped both from top to bottom and from left to right. The display panel is formed with a dark-colored focus area which forms a border around the display panel and which directs the attention of the patient toward the images on the display panel.

Abstract: An entertainment system for use with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device has a display panel and associated electronics which are mounted close to the MRI device and which are enclosed within a Faraday shield. A patient may be placed within the MRI device in a variety of positions and may view images from the display panel either directly or through a mirror, prism, or corner reflector. In order for the patient to view the images in the correct orientation regardless of the exact positioning, the display panel can display the images normally, with the images flipped from top to bottom, with the images flipped from left to right, and with the images flipped both from top to bottom and from left to right. The display panel is formed with a dark-colored focus area which forms a border around the display panel and which directs the attention of the patient toward the images on the display panel.

Abstract: A mirror for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus is mounted above a bed of the MRI apparatus. The mirror is mounted onto a support arm that extends above and over the bed. The support arm is preferably transparent so as to minimize the amount of claustrophobic feelings induced in a patient. The support arm is attached at a lower end onto a base and also has teeth for insertion within a channel of the bed. The base has a ridge which is inserted into a second channel of the bed and has a post with a cam-shaped end for locking the mirror to the bed. The mirror can be moved to any location along the length of the bed and can also be moved to either side of the bed. Consequently, the location of the mirror can be easily adjusted according to the position of the patient so that the patient will always receive images reflected off of the mirror.