Going for a MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
What is a MRI Scan
The MRI Scan takes pictures of inside your body.
When you go for a MRI Scan
Tell the receptionist your name and give her your referral letter.
Sit in the waiting room until staff call your name.
You will need to put on a hospital gown.
Tell the radiographer if you have a pace maker or a vagal nerve stimulator.
The radiographer will tell you what they are going to do.
You will need to lie on the table and try not to move for between
30mins – 1 hour.
The table will move backwards and forwards.
The machine is noisy.
You can talk to the radiographer while you
are having a scan.
The doctor will tell you the results.
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