I hurt my self a while back now now i have to go for another mri...with and with out contrast...i am only 13 can some one exlplain wat they r going to do...it is for my ankle
2007-02-14 00:00:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
MSI is an abbreviation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
There's lots of info about MRI Scans on this page... http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/examinations/mriscan.htm
2007-02-14 00:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MRI is a machine that they put you in. it makes lots of noise and you have to lay still. its like a big x ray machine but it sees more then just bones. i have them about every year to every two years. i have a back injury that has to be monitored.
when i was your age and had MRIs they would give me a head set to listen to, now i am not sure if they still do that but you could always ask.
here is some more info that might help you out.
MRI Stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging; once call Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The "Nuclear" was dropped off about 15 years ago because of fears that people would think there was something radioactive involved, which there is not.
MRI is a way of getting pictures of various parts of your body without the use of x-rays, unlike regular x-rays pictures and CAT scans. A MRI scanner consists of a large and very strong magnet in which the patient lies. A radio wave antenna is used to send signals* to the body and then receive signals back. These returning signals are converted into pictures by a computer attached to the scanner. Pictures of almost any part of your body can be obtained at almost any particular angle.
* These "radio wave signals" are actually a varying or changing magnetic field that is much weaker than the steady, strong magnetic field of the main magnet
good luck
2007-02-14 05:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by redhot_001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are going slide your body to where just your ankle is in a big machine, like a tube. It's very noisy but they should heave ear plugs or a cd player for you. With contrast means they are going to inject a dye so that they can see more details of your ankle. I had this done. You don't go all the way into the machine. It's not painful. The only parts I found uncomfortable were when they forced my ankle into certain positions and also the injection of the dye. This whole process should take about 40 minutes.
2007-02-14 00:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by redwidow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
magnetic resonance imaging. The contrast is so they can picture the blood supply, and see if it's intact. It's a big noisy machine that spins a magnet around you. It's not invasive. It doesn't hurt.
2007-02-14 00:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Basically they polarly align your molecules which lets them get a picture of your insides based on magnetic flux.
2007-02-14 00:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by poseidenneptune 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
magnetic resonance imaging
scanning technique that allows physicians to look for damage or other anomalies inside the body. totally non-invasive, painless and effective
2007-02-14 00:04:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
put u in a machine and take pictures of it its not bad iv had like 10 of them
2007-02-14 00:03:51 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Edward Cullen...Twilight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋