MRI Scan - Anyone had one?

[Phantom]

No metal to be worn.

Not naked, don't worry.

NOT good if you are claustrophobic.


Ive had about 4 in my time.

Ive had one. you just lie there being very still and it'll move around you.. the most you'll hear is a slight buzzing sound and thats about it. its pretty quick too so nothing to worry about.

 

[Jay]

I had a MRI before my knee reconstruction. Kept all clothes on, took about 40 mins i think, the machine makes some weired noises!

 

[Vanilla]

Get a prince albert done a few days before going for it.

 

[Phantom]

Get a prince albert done a few days before going for it.

youre asked to take youre piercings out afaik

 

[Wyrdo]

My Dad had one for his back and fell asleep in the damn thing!

 

[Vanilla]

youre asked to take youre piercings out afaik

Imagine the screams if you didn't take that one out though.........

 

[Drawoh Tesremos]

I'm having one in a couple of weeks time, and until reading this thread I had no idea what to expect. I'm beginning to worry now, though.

 

[MrWhippy]

The specalist told me the elctro magnets they use in them machines are stronger than the earths gravitational pull!

that doesn't make any sense.

magnets have a magnetic field.
gravity is a gravitational force.

you can't compare one agaist the other in terms of magnitude.

unless the specialist meant to say that the magnetic field of the scanner was greater than the earths magnetic field.

which would be true but then it would also be true of even a small bar magnet.

you probably know this already anyway. you must have seen what happens to a compass when you move it close to a small magnet and it responds to the overwhelming field of the nearby magnet over the weak earth field.


though you need the numbers to get the full wow of it.

earth's magnetic field = 0.00005 Tesla
typical hospital mri scanner = 1.5 Tesla

some newer models go upto 3 Tesla. research machines go higher still.
i've played with a 7 Tesla unit.


if it's an electro magnet, it will likely be 0.5 Tesla or less, the 1.5 Tesla and above machines are superconducting. ie. they use electricity to get them upto full field but thereafter they sustain themselves through zero (or almost zero) resistance.

 

[Cueball]

Can't you just think happy thoughts when you're in the tube?

 

[ethan]

I had one on my back. Nothing 2 it. Completely painless. Just a load banging noise that sounds like the inside of a washing machine if you've left a belt on your trousers.

 

[fatiain]

Mrs fatiains dad had one last year for his neck, it was one of the fancy superconducting ones. He said you could hear the liquid helium boiling.

 

[Pickers]

My mum had a head one (several actually) and has been allowed to take in a personal stereo to listen to music. I guess this will depend on what they are looking at/for though.

 

[j00ni]

Dont worry the size of your man hood wont be on show.

Except to the radiographer and anyone else who choses to examine the scans lol

 

[zain]

I had one on my back. Nothing 2 it. Completely painless. Just a load banging noise that sounds like the inside of a washing machine if you've left a belt on your trousers.

Did they strip you naked / who was there? - Its not the manhood im worried about, I just feel uncomfy with someone seeing me naked. Imagine it, youre in a shop and a guy or girl says "hey thats the naked guy we scanned"

Thanks for info peeps, smiling at the same time but slightly worried - about the small space

 

[kitten_caboodle]

when I went in there is the scanner, and a screen (little room behind) there was a cubicle in the corner to get changed into and a gown that tied at the back, but you can edge your way to the scanner backwards or at least I could. I actually didn't see the cubicle and whipped my top off until i heard tapping on the screen and the guy radiographer was smiling at me with my baps half out and motioning towards the cubicle

I was more embarrassed than worried after that, although I did find it quite claustrophobic as the tunnel is very small, you know that you can get out at any time and that kind of makes it ok. I had a button to press if I got too scared but i bet it didn't work I just counted slowly backwards in my head (i could hear music from outside) and started to drift off to sleep although it was too noisy.

Seriously, it's ok. Just think happy thoughts. I had the scan cos I have tinnitus and they say stay away from silent places and loud noises. The scanner had both

 

[Mint_Sauce]

I'm going for a MRI brain scan this month, is there ANY way I can get a pic of my brain to put on my wall? Would they allow this?

 

[zain]

lol kitten that cracked me up, I do feel a bit better with you guys telling me about it though

Im guessing you could mint, although theyd look at you a little strangely, just ask em ;p

 

[MrWhippy]

I'm going for a MRI brain scan this month, is there ANY way I can get a pic of my brain to put on my wall? Would they allow this?

i seriously doubt it, but you can always ask.

then again, why not just take a head scan off the net.
who's gonna know?

 

[ethan]

I'm going for a MRI brain scan this month, is there ANY way I can get a pic of my brain to put on my wall? Would they allow this?

If you go private they will give you the MRI's. Well they gave me mine because I actually paid for the scan.

 

[ethan]

Did they strip you naked / who was there? - Its not the manhood im worried about, I just feel uncomfy with someone seeing me naked. Imagine it, youre in a shop and a guy or girl says "hey thats the naked guy we scanned"

Thanks for info peeps, smiling at the same time but slightly worried - about the small space

They have 2 accurately lazer point the scan area for measurment so having your clothes on in that area would defeat the point of trying to have the scan Seriously, I don't know what you are worried about?