my grandpa had that done.he said its a simple thing to have done.what they will do is haveyou put earplugs in and tape your ears and depending on what part they are looking at is how far you will go inthemachine.like if its your head they are looking at you will go in the machine up to your chest.they give you a button to push if you get nervous.the machine makes loud noises and you have tostay still the whole time.thats all it is.
HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR AN MRI?
No preparatory tests, diets, or medications are usually needed. Occasionally, the person may be asked to fast for 4 to 6 hours prior to the scan. You must sign a consent form. Because of the strong magnets, no metallic objects are allowed into the room. Items such as jewelry, watches, credit cards, and hearing aids can be damaged. Pins, hairpins, metal zippers, and similar metallic items can distort the images. Frequent exposure to ferrous metals (such as a sheet metal worker has) may require clearance film before the MRI. A hospital gown may be recommended, or you may be allowed to wear "sweats" or similar clothing without metal fasteners. Removable dental work should be taken out just prior to the scan.
The patient lies back on a narrow table and is made as comfortable as possible. Transmitters are positioned on the body and the cushioned table that the patient is lying on moves into a long tube that houses the magnet.
In many cases, the entire examination will be performed by an MRI operator who is not a physician. However, the supervising radiologist should be available to consult as necessary during the exam,
MRI can show clear images of muscles and other soft tissues that on X- Ray image can not show.
Magnetic field
PET scan
MRI
Any type of surgery is a procedure, a procedure for example can be a EKG, or a MRI, or a endoscopy. When you go into the hospital and whatever tests they perform is a procedure.
Go to the related link( Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)) below for more information on this subject.
The process is called 'Magnetic Resonance Imaging' - we know it as an MRI scan.
A MRI of the brain is used to find these conditions. You will not know the underlying issue until the procedure is completed and reviewed.
Patients with cardiac pacemakers should not undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure. Devices that emit electromagnetic waves (including magnets) may alter pacemaker programming or functioning.
Well, an arthroscopy is an invasive procedure. They actually look into whatever joint you need examined. On the other hand, an MRI is exactly that, an image or picture of the joint in question. So the option is totally yours...minor surgical procedure or...a picture, you pick.
I don't know what your particular insurance regards it as, but if they consider it a surgical procedure, they have no idea what it is. It's very definitely a test. The only technique I can think of that might have "imaging" in it's name (the I in MRI) that would be a surgical procedure is "We cut him open and took a Polaroid picture of his innards."
Injection procedure for shoulder arthrography or enhanced CT/MRI shoulder arthrography
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
An open MRI is a procedure done for scanning for brain tumors. The open scanner has become much more popular because it produces higher quality scans.