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- When is an MRI (magnetic resonance
imaging) appropriate?
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, also
called MRI, is a non-invasive method of viewing the inside
of the human body without radiation as in X-ray and CT
scanning. Using a magnetic field and radio waves, MRI
allows doctors to look through a patient’s bones and take
clear pictures of organs and tissues. This information
helps doctors obtain important clinical information. It
reduces the need for exploratory surgery and other
diagnostic procedures that have associated risk.
- Open and Conventional MRI systems
can be used on every part of the body and are highly
effective tools for diagnosing and evaluating these
conditions.
- Brain disorders
- Traumatic injury
- Eye abnormalities
- Spine diseases
- Tumor detection
- Liver and other abdominal
diseases
- Knee and shoulder injuries
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Facial/neck abnormalities
- Infection
- Cardiac malformations
- Blood flow and vessel disorders (aneurysms)
-
Breast imaging
- Hypertension
- What happens during your visit
- The MRI technologist will take a complete medical
history and screening information to insure your safety
- The MRI technologist will
position you on the table and then move the table so that
the area to be imaged is in the center of the machine’s
magnetic field. Some patients receive an injection of a
contrast agent to highlight a particular body structure.
- The procedure itself is painless;
you will not see or feel anything. Throughout the
procedure, you will hear and speak easily with the MRI
technologist who sees you clearly through the glass-walled
examination room.
- During the procedure, you will hear a series of
knocking sounds that indicate that the machine is taking
pictures. These sounds may last a few minutes, pause, and
then resume. It is important to remain still at this time.
Earplugs and headsets for music are provided.
- Patient Benefits
- For patient and physician convenience, Medical Imaging
of Baltimore offers conventional and open MRI systems.
Both systems offer premium performance and are extremely
effective for producing comprehensive MRI pictures of
the body. Both are patient accessible and comfortable.
And both provide the highest levels of sophisticated
technology.
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