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 amounts of new and unique sets, from Harry Potter's Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, to The Statue of Liberty and the Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters.
Now, the team at LEGO has created its first MRI Scanner, designed specifically to help children who might be worried about the scary experience of undergoing a MRI scan.
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The man behind the thoughtful project was Erik Ullerlund Staehr, who felt it would make the experience more positive for children.
The model is now being built by LEGO's employees and will be distributed to hospitals worldwide.
LEGO employee Fraser Lovatt shared his thoughts on the new model on Twitter.
He said: 'I have a small weekend project - LEGO is donating model MRI Scanners to hospital Radiology departments to help children who may be nervous understand the process. I get to build one!' he wrote.
The kit includes a LEGO minifigure using the scanner, a nurse assisting as well as a doctor in uniform checking the results on the scan.
The machine is also specially designed to be opened up, so that children have some knowledge of the machinery and can understand the process better.
One parent replied to Lovatt's tweet to praise the team for it's work.
She said: "The Lego MRI scanner helped my seven-year-old daughter be very comfortable with a recent brain MRI. Although it cost the hospital over £500!"
Another user said: "Fantastic idea. I am a grown woman & had to undergo an MRI this year week (not my first). I had a full-on panic attack! Just looking at the photo of the finished product would have calmed me down & to get it done faster."
LEGO said that the set will not be available in stores or to purchase, with each one being built solely for the purpose of being donated to a hospital.
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