If you fail to attend your appointment there will be a $75 no-show charge.
Appointments not confirmed 24 hours prior to appointment time will be cancelled.
All of our clinics are fragrance-free.
We recommend not to wear any jewelry, hair pins or piercings for your exam as these items will interfere with the images.
Abdomen & Pelvis – Fast for 4 hours.
Enterography – Fast for 4 hours and Drink 2L water.
Fistula – Fast for 4 hours.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic medical imaging examination utilizing magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body.
MRI does not involve X-Rays or the use of ionizing radiation, which distinguishes it from CT. It is an excellent imaging technique to assess the soft tissues of the body, ligaments, tendons, joints, organs, spine, and brain.
A study typically takes about 15-20 mins to complete.
MRI Prostate Scan (Private Pay)- Not only is a prostate MRI as accurate as a biopsy, at detecting prostate cancers, but it can also tell how advanced the cancer is and if it has spread to other parts of the body. A prostate MRI can also detect other prostate conditions, like infections, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
- Fast 4 hours prior to appointment time.
MRI Breast Scan (Private Pay)- To qualify for this study at our facility you cannot be considered high risk and we will review criteria to determine your risk. Dense breasts on mammography significantly reduces the sensitivity in detecting breast cancer. Breast MRI is better at finding invasive cancers in dense breasts than 3D mammography (digital breast tomosynthesis). Breast MRI screening takes around 20-30 minutes to complete and intravenous contrast is administered.
MRI Direct Arthrograms (Private Pay)- Arthrography is a type of medical imaging used in the evaluation, and diagnosis, of joint conditions and unexplained pain. It is very effective at detecting disease within the ligaments, tendons and cartilage.
- Arrive 1 hour prior to the appointment time.
IT IS CRITICAL for patient safety, that all relevant sections on the front of the requisition are completed by the referring physician.
INCOMPLETE requisitions will be sent back for completion.
FOR PATIENTS WITH KNOWN ALLERGIES AND CLAUSTROPHOBIA If the patient has a known contrast allergy, the requesting physician is responsible for organizing the pre-medication prior to the patient’s scan. Contrast allergy premedication: Prednisone 50mg P.O. 13 hours and 1 hour pre-examination plus Benadryl 50mg P.O. 1 hour pre-examination.
If the patient has claustrophobia, the requesting physician is responsible for organizing the sedation.
NOTE: Benadryl and oral sedation can cause drowsiness. Patients should make arrangements to be driven from the examination.