MRI Scan

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) works with radio waves that are not harmful to your body. A large magnetic field is used to create the pictures. The hospitals and clinics that work in co-operation with Prescan use the most modern apparatus such as the latest Siemens and Phillips apparatus. By means of these radio waves the specialists are able to see structures inside your body. An average MRI examination has a duration of 15 to 30 minutes. In this time more than a thousand pictures are made. You lie down on a comfortable ‘bed’. This bed moves into a tunnel. The tunnel has openings in the front and in the back. If you suffer from claustrophobia we recommend that you mention this in your application form, we can then take it into account. The person who will be accompanying you may also enter the MRI area.

MRI Knee	MRI Skull	MRI Blood vessels	MRI Abdominal organs

Why MRI and not CT?

MRI scanning takes advantage of the natural magnetic properties of the tissues in your body. The scanner is a strong magnet that sends radio waves through the body. The magnetic tissues in the body then send a faint radio signal back. The receiver collects all those signals and the computer builds a picture of what is inside. It produces no radiation and has no cancer risk. Read more 

The benefits of double the power – The newest 3T MRI Verio from Siemens, compared with all other present MRI scanners

The most comfortable investigation experience The scanner bore is wider and shorter, and therefore more comfortable You can watch a DVD in comfort during the examination Shorter examination times (takes 50% of the time) More detailed images with greater resolution, thanks to the precise 3T technique Enables the identification of smaller lesions and anatomical structures Detects problems which cannot be seen with less powerful scanners Has a lower risk of distorted images so lessens the need for repeated scans Reduces the need for invasive procedures

When am I not eligible for an MRI scan?

An MRI-scan should be substituted by a CT-scan or an echotomography should the client be using one of the following aids:

• A pacemaker
• An insuline pump
• An inner ear implant
• Electronic neurostimulators (I TENS)

Contrast agent for the MRI-scan: At the moment there are no known side effects of the contrast agent used in MRI-scans.