Hello fellow Veterinarians!

I am working with a company to possibly purchase a MOBILE MRI that would be small enough to literally fit into a Sprinter van. This would enable me to drive an MRI to your facility, evaluate pets and do the MRI right then for you and them. This is unique - no other small animal veterinary neurologist currently has this machine in the USA so the company has asked for my help. Consequently, I'm asking for yours.

The coil (the place the head goes when it goes into an MRI) is smaller than many other big machines and I need to make sure that the majority of my patients could fit. I'm only looking at skull size right now.

What do I need? I need head measurements, please. Specifically, can your pet/patient/parent's dog/etc. fit inside of a 7" tall x 6" wide space? If you can measure and send me a YES or NO and the dog breed that would be terrific. The more data the merrier so don't limit yourself to just one dog. :) We know cats fit, so no need to annoy them with a measurement of their head.

How to measure: The photo above is my simple calipers that I'm using when I travel to hospitals. You can make something similar or just use a ruler and a piece of string or paper. Measure across the top of the head putting a string at "0" and 6". If the head bends the string, it's too big. Then, measure the height using a piece of paper or cardboard at the edges of the ruler to approximate 7". If you cannot fit the paper across the top and bottom, the head is too big. Although science is precise, this doesn't need to be at this stage.

Thank you!!

Thank you for reading, and for your help!
Sincerely,
Heidi