You will be asked to complete some brief registration paperwork and questionnaire regarding your surgical and medical history.
For your comfort, you may want to use the washroom before your exam. A gown or shorts will be offerred. Clothing with metal fasteners, zippers(undergarments), etc. will not be permitted in the MRI exam room.
Examples of items that must be removed prior to entering the MRI scan room are listed below:
· Remove all jewelry and body piercings (e.g. necklaces, pins, rings).
· Remove keys and all loose metal objects such as a pocketknife, nail
clipper, pens, coins, etc.
· Remove all hairpins, bobby pins, barrettes, hair clips, etc. Informed the
technologist if you are wearing a wig or hairpiece.
· Remove hearing aides (the magnet will cause irreparable damage).
· Remove eyeglasses (contacts are safe).
· Remove your watch, pager, cell phone, credit cards, bankcards, and all
other cards with a magnetic strip. The magnet will permanently damage
these items.
· Steel toed footwear must remain in the dressing room.
· Remove dentures, false teeth, and partial dental plates