More than one million children globally have used the LEGO MRI Scanner in hospitals to help them prepare for MRI scans through play-based learning. 96% of healthcare professionals say the model helps ...

The whir of an otherworldly machine coupled with the claustrophobic requirement of staying completely still while a doctor peeks at your organs isn’t exactly a recipe for comfort — no matter the age ...

I know from personal experience that getting an MRI is not exactly a lot of fun. A stranger rolls you into a small tube and tells you to remain perfectly still. Then unseen gears and magnets start to ...

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Getting a magnetic resonance imaging scan can be scary for anyone. An MRI scanner’s clicks and thumps can be especially upsetting for children. Lego employee Erik Staehr wanted to help doctors and ...

A Filipino radiographer based in the United Kingdom hopes to ease his patients’ worries with an MRI scanner made of Lego. He needs 10,000 votes to make it a reality. Apollo Exconde is a senior MRI ...

LEGO are donating mini MRI scanners to hospitals to help with children's anxiety over real life scans. The Danish toy company is loved by worldwide by children (and adults) and have released endless ...

The Lego Foundation - part of the Lego company that does charity work - has announced that it will donate 600 new MRI scanner toys to hospitals. MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging, and is a ...