MRI patient infotainment terminal

for MRI rooms

Overview
Integration of Disney storytelling and Philips Ambient Experience to create a child-focused audiovisual environment for MRI. The solution combines themed animations, audio and room lighting to distract, comfort and engage pediatric patients during MRI procedures, with the objective of reducing anxiety, the need for sedation and improving scan cooperation.

Clinical study results

• 43% reduction in stress levels in pediatric patients when using Disney animations with Ambient Experience (multi-center study across six European hospitals).
• For children aged 6–10, stress levels decreased 3.6 times compared to baseline.
• Rescans decreased from 65% (without Ambient Experience) to 44% (with Ambient Experience) in children aged 6–10.
• Scan pauses were reduced by 63% when Ambient Experience with Disney themes was used.

Key benefits and features

• Creates a familiar, story-driven environment that reduces patient distress and improves cooperation.
• Integrates Disney character animations with Philips Ambient Experience audiovisual system for MR.
• Helps reduce sedation rates and retakes, supporting faster patient throughput and resource optimization.
• Supports staff workflow by decreasing scan interruptions and rescans.
• Designed for broad pediatric appeal and to humanize the imaging environment.
• Positive staff feedback reported across clinical sites on pediatric patient experience improvement.

Why child-friendly healthcare matters
Up to 75% of pediatric patients experience anxiety before procedures; two in three children fear MRI exams. Child-focused audiovisual interventions and preparation can reduce sedation needs, lower retake rates and streamline departmental resources while improving the overall patient and family experience.

Disney | Philips collaboration highlights
Disney storytelling and characters are combined with Philips Ambient Experience to deliver tailored animation sequences and audio adapted to pediatric needs during MRI. The collaboration focuses on emotional comfort, psychological support and measurable clinical outcomes in pediatric radiology.

Availability
Disney themes are available for new and existing MRI systems supporting Philips Ambient Experience for MR from Release 4 onward. Deployment can be performed as a software update on compatible platforms.

Technical specifications / characteristics

• Target users: pediatric patients undergoing MRI exams (notably effective for ages 6–10).
• Integration: Disney animations integrated with Philips Ambient Experience audiovisual environment for MR.
• Clinical evidence: multi-center study demonstrating reductions in stress, rescans and scan pauses.
• Deployment: available for MRI systems supporting Philips Ambient Experience for MR (from Release 4).
• Primary aims: reduce anxiety, improve cooperation, decrease rescans and interruptions, and improve diagnostic image acquisition efficiency.