Open MRI
CT Scans
Ultrasound
Nuclear Medicine

What is Open MRI?
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a noninvasive test that uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images of the body without using radiation. This type of exam allows excellent characterization of the soft tissues and has applications in evaluating the brain and spinal cord, blood vessels, bones, joints, and organs of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Our open scanner is designed to minimize feelings of claustrophobia, which can be a significant problem for many patients on closed MRI machines. Recent technological advances have allowed open MRI equipment to create images that are comparable in quality, and in some cases superior, to some closed MRI scanners.

Exam Prep
Metallic and surgical implants or accidentally implanted metallic objects can interfere with MRI exams and may be hazardous to the patient.

If you have any of the following, you should not undergo an MRI:

Implanted defibrillator or pacing device
Cochlear implants
Aneurysm clips within the brain
Spinal cord or deep brain stimulators

Other metallic devices are potential hazards. Please inform the personnel and physicians at our facilities if you have any of the following items:

Heart valves
Infusion ports and catheters
Insulin pumps
Vascular stents
Electrodes
Artificial limbs or joint implants
Metal pins, screws, plates or surgical staples

For patient health and safety, we require simple x-ray screening for metal workers or others with a history of metal shrapnel in the eyes before they enter the MRI scanner.