Like a CT scan, an MRI can produce detailed images of soft tissue structures inside the body. These images are produced using a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy. The MRI slices through the body layer by layer and takes pictures of each slice. Nerves and discs are shown in great detail, and the MRI is more sensitive to assessing nerve roots than a CT scan.

 
Our outpatient imaging center is fully equipped with the GE Advantage MRI scanner, the Echospeed Plus 1.5, that combines technical quality with the comfort of not being confined “inside a scanner”. The short bore design allows the patient to have most of their body outside the MRI without enclosing the patient within the small parameter of older MRI scanners. In addition, a two-way intercom system and hand-held call button gives the patient a sense of control. The scanner features a fiber track lighting and ventilation system, look out head coil mirror and a music system. And, the actual time for a spine scan is now less than 30 minutes. Another advantage in most cases, the patient can have a family member in the scanner room with them — no more feelings of isolation.

The Pictorial Archival Communication Technology is a digital reporting system that allows your MRI (or any other radiologic procedures) to be transmitted to the neuroradiologist and your private physician within minutes. By the time you are dressed and ready to go, doctors can be reviewing your MRI and making healthcare decisions. No more carrying films from doctor to doctor.