MRI Scans

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a large magnet and radio waves to look at organs and structures inside your body. Health care professionals use MRI scans to diagnose a variety of conditions, from torn ligaments to tumors. MRIs are very useful for examining the brain and spinal cord.

During the scan, you lie on a table that slides inside a tunnel-shaped machine. Doing the scan can take a long time, and you must stay still. The scan is painless. The MRI machine makes a lot of noise. The technician may offer you earplugs.

Before you get a scan, tell your doctor if you

• Are pregnant
• Have pieces of metal in your body. You might have metal in your body if you have a shrapnel or bullet injury or if you are a welder
• Have electronic devices in your body, such as a cardiac pacemaker

External Resources

DI Scan Newsletter - Diagnostic Imaging SCAN is the biweekly newsletter of up-to-the-minute coverage of the rapidly changing global medical imaging industry. Subscribers receive the most recent developments and cutting-edge news in MRI, CT, x-ray, ultrasound, PACS, nuclear medicine, and mammography.

Perry Scientific Inc. - Offers preclinical and vivarium services for medical devices, products testing the biotechnology industry. Includes MRI scanning, oncology, histology, pathology, dermatological and psoriasis studies at San Diego, California.

Virtopsy - Research project using photogrammetry, MSCT, MRI and 3D surface scanning in reconstruction, at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Berne, Switzerland.

The Adelaide MRI website - This page is provided to collate web resources and disseminate information on issues of MRI Scanning.

Protosystech - Prototypes produced by casting epoxy, polyurethane, into rtv silicon molds. CT MRI scan data is converted to 3D models.

TLD Concepts, Inc. - Transportable solutions for sensitive medical devices, heavy equipment in the 200-3000 pound ranges. Mobile EEG, EKG, X-Ray, lithotripters, orthopedic, MRI, CT Scan equipment. Prototyping and small run production for electronics and mechanical equipment.

Kirra's story - Young Kirra's story after diagnosis with a benign astrocytoma located in the cerebellum brain region. MRI scans, links and updates.

NYU Medical Center - Vascular Surgery - The treatment of blood vessels in the body. Until recently, the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease has been invasive. Now with ultrasound, CT scanning, and MRI, the diagnosis of vascular disease has become virtually noninvasive.

Hamilton-Smith Consultants - Specializes in arranging MRI scans in southern Ontario, Canada.

The Adelaide MR Website - A collection of links to web based resources on MRI and MR spectoscopy designed for MR users. This page is provided to collate web resources and disseminate information on issues of MRI Scanning.

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