Sep 24, 2008 · For some obese patients, especially those weighing more than 450 lb, access to urgent-care CT and MRI is limited, even at academic and bariatric surgery centers, the authors wrote. Animal facilities are not a viable alternative for diagnostic imaging of human patients, the authors concluded.

Jan 13, 2009 · When a 5-foot, 275-pound woman found out she had a tumor on her spine, she was told by her local hospital to go the zoo to have a MRI because a regular MRI machine could not hold her weight,...

Jan 15, 2012 · The Royal Veterinary College (RVC)yesterday said its CT scanners, customised for horses, could be used to accommodate patients weighing 30 stone or more but they would need to get a special licence...

Oct 18, 2022 · In response to the question of what to do next, when advanced radiographic imaging was the best next step based on practice standards, our radiology department’s answer was simple, yet inhumane: “Well, there’s always the zoo.”

Jan 10, 2023 · Had an unresponsive intubated pt, suspected Guillan Barre, too big for our MRI table. I called a large city nearby, and the access line told us to call their local zoo because the pt weighed too much for their tables. This was the weekend, and I couldn't get ahold of anyone.

Dec 3, 2024 · A doctor claims some overweight patients are sent to zoos for MRI scans due to hospital weight limits, sparking viral reactions and shedding light on medical equipment restrictions.

May 23, 2005 · Jennifer Walters, who is bed-ridden and cannot walk because of excessive weight, told the New York Post because she cannot fit into a magnetic resonance imaging machine, a doctor said she should go...

Jul 17, 2021 · You know the zoo, where there are elephants and rhinos and whatnot. I’m too fat to get an MRI there. They also tried Iowa State University’s famed veterinary clinic.

Dec 25, 2017 · There is anecdotal evidence to support the notion that some obese patients might have been referred to a zoo. Here is a recent NY Times article that explores the standard of care obese patients are receiving. From the article: When an obese patient cannot fit in a scanner, doctors may just give up. Some use X-rays to scan, hoping for the best.

Apr 15, 2021 · Brevard Zoo had only done this one other time — in 2017 — when Health First provided an MRI on a sea turtle that suffered boat propeller wounds.