Preparing For Your MRI
tell us before the scan if you:
- Are (or might be) pregnant
- Have a heart pacemaker or an artificial heart valve
- Have any electro-mechanical devices used for drug delivery
- Have any surgical clips
- Have a cochlear implant, a neurostimulator or a programmable hydrocephalus shunt
- Have had any operations
- Have had any dental implant in your body
- Have had any injury to your eyes involving metal or metal fragments
Contrast Examination
Your doctor will advise you in advance of the examination.
Fast for 4 hours prior to the scheduled examination Please inform our staff if you have any kind of allergies
Most MRI scans don’t require any special preparation in advance, however, for ease:
- Eye make-up shall be avoided on the day of examination
- If you’re having an abdominal or pelvic scan, you are required to fast for 2 to 4 hours and you may keep drinking water as normal
- If you’re having an MRCP scan, you are required to fast for 2 to 4 hours and no drinking is allowed
- Bring any previous films, discs or reports for comparison
As the MRI scanner produces strong magnetic fields, it’s important to remove any metal objects from your body, including:
- Watches
- Jewellery, such as earrings and necklaces
- Piercings, such as ear, tummy and nose rings
- Glasses
- Dentures (false teeth)
- Hearing aids
- Underwire bras
- Wigs (some wigs contain traces of metal)