MRI
Date reservation required:
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- e-booking
- by phone 81 532 37 11
- In person at any CM Luxmed facility.
Referral: Paid examinations are performed without a medical referral.
For FREE examinations under the NHF , the patient must have a referral from a health insurance specialist: from a specialist clinic, rehabilitation clinic, psychiatric clinic, from a hospital ward, hospital emergency department (ED) or emergency room. A family doctor cannot refer for an examination.
Age range: The test is performed in patients over 16 years of age at the CM Luxmed facility in Lublin, 7 Orkana Street.
Waiting time for the result: The patient immediately after the test receives the recording on a CD, the test description is available up to 15 working days after the test is performed
The duration of a particular examination is an approximate time and may vary from patient to patient due to, among other things, the need to administer contrast or perform additional sequences. The booked start time of the examination may therefore be subject to some delay.
Note: Selecting a free examination on the National Health Fund will redirect you to the booking site lekarzebezkolejki.pl.
Preparation
- For the examination within the framework of the National Health Fund and the subscription examination, you must come with a referral and an identity document.
- For a private/paid examination, you must come with an ID card.
- Before the test, it is necessary to inform the diagnostic laboratory staff about any of the following: drug allergies, kidney failure, diabetes, hypertension, conditions such as myeloma, hyperthyroidism, as well as any medications taken on a regular basis.
- It is necessary to provide information on: implanted pacemaker, insulin pump, past operations including by-pass, stents, metal clips, shrapnel, bullets, metal implants, as well as claustrophobia - which are absolute or relative contraindications. If the patient has metal implants, it is necessary to determine the type of material or factory name of the metal implant.
- Before registering for the examination, please read the contraindications to the service, which are described below. If contraindications are found, we recommend that you contact the referring physician for the examination.
- Bring with you the results of previous examinations of the organ under examination (e.g., X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MR).
- If the subject is taking medication on a regular basis, he should take it normally on the day of the test.
- In the case of examination of the abdominal, pelvic and prostate areas 15-30 minutes before the examination, it is recommended to take 1-2 tablets of No-spa, drinking still water
- MR examination without contrast - no additional preparation or creatinine results are required.
Exception: for abdominal MR examination without contrast, you must remain fasting 5 hours before the examination. - For: MR examination with contrast, MR examination of the head additionally:
- no more than 7 days before MR examination with contrast, blood creatinine level should be determined,
- the last meal should be eaten no later than 5 hours before the examination. You can drink non-carbonated water. - For: abdominal MR examination with contrast in addition:
- no more than 7 days before MR examination with contrast, blood creatinine level should be determined,
- the last meal should be eaten no later than 5 hours before the examination. You can drink non-carbonated water,
- before the examination, it is advisable to drink 1-2 glasses of non-carbonated water. - You should report to the facility 30 minutes before the scheduled examination time.
Description of the study
MRI is a modern, non-invasive imaging method that relies on the use of magnetic fields and radiofrequency waves.
MRI is particularly useful in diagnosing diseases of the brain and spine, as well as all structures that make up the joints. It is also an excellent complementary method (after x-rays, ultrasound, CT scans) in some diseases of the organs of the chest, abdomen, pelvis. The advantage of MRI over other diagnostic methods is its excellent ability to image soft tissues and lesions within them (including blood vessels), as well as the ability to obtain images of layers of individual body parts in any plane.
MR diagnostics - includes studies such as:
- Spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar),
- Head examination (craniofacial, sinuses),
- Joint examinations (knee, shoulder, ankle joint),
- Soft parts (neck, salivary glands, larynx),
- Vascular studies with or without contrast,
- Abdominal and pelvic cavities (liver, pancreas, kidneys, adrenal glands),
- Liver, biliary tract disorders by MRCP cholangiography,
- Cerebral artery.
Course of the study
During the examination, the patient, in a supine position, is placed within the tunnel of the device, where there is lighting and air conditioning supply. The patient must lie still during the examination, otherwise the images obtained will be blurry and impossible for the radiologist to evaluate. During some examinations (e.g., abdominal examination), the patient must hold his breath for several seconds, as recommended by the examining technician. During the examination, within the tunnel, there are various intensities, "knocks", which are related to the examination being performed. In order to reduce the intensity of the noise, the patient is given ear stoppers for the duration of the examination.
The test takes an average of 15 minutes to an hour.
Absolute contraindications to the study:
- Weight over 110 kg/ 226 kg (depending on the MR apparatus),
- pacemaker/stimulator,
- neurostimulators,
- Pregnancy - the risks and possible diagnostic benefits should be weighed (if pregnant, please notify the laboratory staff),
- Surgical, aesthetic and invasive diagnostic procedures within the last 6 weeks,
- Eye prosthesis, metal foreign bodies in the eyeball (e.g., metal filings, if suspected, take an orbital photograph),
- contraceptive coil - embolization coil (if made of metals that are ferromagnetic),
- Insulin pump or other drug delivery device neurostimulator or other biostimulators,
- Hearing implant, internal hearing aid or ossicular plasty cochlear implant (if it contains ferromagnetic metals).
Relative Contraindications:
- Claustrophobia (fear of small, cramped rooms) - sedative medications may be necessary (the patient should consult with the attending physician or family doctor about the possibility of taking the medications and take them before the test),
- The presence in the body of metals that are ferromagnets,
- braces and other metallic foreign bodies in the body - the possibility of the examination should be consulted with the laboratory! In most cases, they are not a contraindication to the examination. Metallic foreign bodies may cause local artifacts that partially hinder the evaluation of adjacent structures possibly (rarely) cause heating of adjacent tissues - the examination may then be interrupted. There is no danger to the patient's life or health in such cases.
- For vascular clips, MR examination can be performed 6 weeks after implantation of the clips,
- in the case of tattooing or permanent makeup, you must wait 6 weeks after it is applied, unless otherwise indicated by the attending physician.
