Department of Medical Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Nowadays a lots of medical technology has been
improved.
We can use those technologies not only to detect our
health but also to examine any abnormalities in our
bodies.
There are a lot of imaging methods that are using in our
department such as Plain X-ray, Ultrasound,
Fluoroscopy, C-Arm, Computed Tomography and
Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a medical
imaging technique using in radiology.
Use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients,
and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body.
No ionizing radiation.
MRI- better than a CT scan.
MRI is widely used in hospitals and clinics for medical
diagnosis and staging the grades of cancer.
MRI can show differences between healthy and
unhealthy or abnormal tissues.
To examine the brain, spine, joints (e.g., knee, shoulder,
hip, wrist, and ankle), abdomen, pelvic region, breast,
blood vessels, heart and other body parts.
Generally Indications
Brain - stroke, temporal lobe epilepsy, infection,
inflammation, tumor, multiple sclerosis (MS), dementia,
post-trauma, metabolic disorders, congenital
malformations, internal auditory canal pathology,
vascular pathology, pituitary fossa pathology, nerve
palsies and metabolic disorders.
Spinal cord - myelopathy, inflammation, infection,
tumor, congenital malformation, postoperative
investigation and post-trauma.
Musculoskeletal (MSK) - include all MSK system:
joints for derangement, infection, inflammation, post-
trauma, tumour and vascular pathologies.
Abdomen and pelvis - investigates pathology of the
various organs including tumours, vascular pathologies,
infection, inflammation, congenital abnormalities and
metabolic disorders.
Used for detection of local invasion of rectal, prostatic
and cervical carcinomas, and assessing the anatomy in
peri-anal fistulae.
Cardiac - indications include ischemia, tumor,
infiltrative diseases, congenital malformation and
cardiomyopathy.
Vascular studies - increasingly being carried out without
contrast medium.
Pregnancy - indications for the placental position and
invasion, as well as reviewing foetal anomalies,
particularly cerebral.
Contraindication
Metal-containing implants comprise a set of possible
contraindications to MRI scanning, as they might heat or
move during the procedure.
Pacemaker, defibrillator or wires other than sternal wires
Metallic foreign body in the eye –move or heat during
scanning resulting in serious eye injuryDeep brain
stimulator
Deep brain stimulator – possible thermal injury along the
wires, malfunction of device
Swan-Ganz catheter – wire causes melting of adjacent
catheter and malfunction.
Bullets or gunshot pellets – near great vessels or vital
organs, such as the lungs, heart or brain, which might
move because of insufficient adjacent scar/tissue and
cause damage.
Cerebral aneurysm clips – if magnetic, can move. Also
not scanned if type unknown
Cochlear implant – malfunction
Magnetic dental implants – loss of magnetic hold to
keep the implant in place.
Drug infusion devices – might malfunction
Purse, wallet, money clip, credit cards, cards with
magnetic strips
Electronic devices such as beepers, cell phones,
smartphones and tablets
Hearing aids
Metallic jewelry and watches
Pens, paper clips, keys, coins
Hair barrettes, hairpins, hair clips and some hair
ointments
Shoes, belt buckles, safety pins
Any article of clothing that has metallic fibers or threads,
metallic zippers, buttons, snaps, hooks, or underwire
What things do the imaging technologists need before
the examination?
Counseling to the patients about the procedures not to
get anxiety.
Ask and check all foreign bodies that are fixed or not.
Ask the patients how long does the procedure take.
Record the patients’ weight.
Put the earplug to reduce noise during scanning.
After Care
No complications after the exam like CT,
that is why you can go to your place without
hesitation.
Thank you
