Magnetic resonance imaging NFZ

Reservation Required: Required

- online booking
- by phone 81 532 37 11
- in person at any CM Luxmed facility.

Book your examination date within the National Health Fund

Referral: To undergo a free test, the patient must have a referral from a health insurance specialist from one of the following clinics: specialist, rehabilitation, psychiatric, hospital ward, emergency department (ED), or admissions room. A family doctor cannot provide a referral.

Age range: MRI scans are performed on individuals over the age of 16. The LUXMED CM MRI laboratory is located in Lublin, at 7 Orkana Street.

Waiting time for results: A description of the results will be available within 15 working days from the date of the examination, while the recording of the examination will be available on a CD immediately after it is performed.

The timeframe for examinations is approximate and may vary from patient to patient, for example, due to the need for contrast agent administration or additional sequences. Therefore, there may be a delay in the examination starting.

Please note! When booking a free MRI examination under the National Health Fund, you will be redirected to the booking website Lekarzebezkolejki.pl.

Preparation

For National Health Fund and subscription tests, please bring the referral (if there is a paper version of the referral) and an ID document.
For private/fully paid tests, you must bring your ID.
Before the test, please inform the diagnostic laboratory staff about any drug allergies, kidney failure, diabetes, hypertension, conditions such as myeloma, hyperthyroidism, and medications you are taking on a regular basis.
Information regarding: implanted pacemaker, insulin pump, previous surgeries (including bypass surgery), stents, metal clips, shrapnel, bullets, metal implants, and claustrophobia (which constitutes an absolute or relative contraindication) is required. If the patient has metal implants, it is necessary to determine the material type or brand name of the metal implant. In such cases, the testing personnel will decide whether to perform the test.
Please bring the results of any previous tests of the organ being examined (e.g. X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI) and medical documentation regarding the body area being examined.
If you are taking medication, you should take it as usual on the day of your examination.
Non-contrast MRI examination – no additional preparation or creatinine test results required. Exception: for non-contrast abdominal MRI examinations, you must fast for 5 hours before the examination.
MRI with contrast
- Perform a creatinine level test, no older than 7 days before the test.
- Fast for 5 hours before the test – you can drink still water.
- In the case of examination of the abdominal, pelvic and prostate areas, it is recommended to take 1–2 tablets of No-Spa with still water 15–30 minutes before the examination.
- For a prostate MRI examination with contrast, the patient must have the result of the total PSA level (the result of the examination must be valid within 3 months of its performance).

Description of the study

Magnetic resonance imaging is an advanced non-invasive imaging method based on the use of a magnetic field and radio waves.

Magnetic resonance imaging is exceptionally useful in diagnosing disorders of the brain, spine, and all joint structures. It also serves as an excellent diagnostic supplement (following examinations such as X-ray, ultrasound, or computed tomography) for certain diseases of the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic organs. Its advantage over other techniques lies in its ability to image soft tissues, changes in their structure (including blood vessels), and the ability to create images of the layers of the examined body part in any plane.

Studies using MR technology include, among others:

Spine area: cervical, thoracic and lumbar,
Head regions: facial skeleton, paranasal sinuses,
Images of joints: such as the knee, shoulder or ankle,
Soft tissues: e.g. neck, salivary glands, larynx,
Vascular examinations, with or without contrast,
Abdominal and pelvic area: including the liver, pancreas, kidneys and adrenal glands,
Diagnosis of liver and biliary tract diseases using the MRCP technique,
Cerebral artery examination.

contraindications Absolute to performing the test:

weight over 110 kg/226 kg (depending on the MRI machine),
pacemaker/pacemaker,
neurostimulators,
pregnancy – the risks and possible diagnostic benefits should be considered (in the case of pregnancy, please inform the laboratory staff),
surgical, aesthetic and invasive diagnostic procedures in the last 6 weeks,
ocular prosthesis, metal foreign bodies in the eyeball (e.g. metal filings, if suspected, an image of the eye sockets should be taken),
contraceptive coil – embolization coil (if made of ferromagnetic metals),
insulin pump or other drug delivery device, neurostimulator or other biostimulants,
hearing implant, internal hearing aid or ossicular plastic surgery cochlear implant (if it contains ferromagnetic metals).

Relative contraindications:

claustrophobia (fear of small, tight spaces) – it may be necessary to take sedatives (the patient should consult the possibility of taking medications with their doctor or family doctor and take them before the examination),
the presence of ferromagnetic metals in the body,
Orthodontic appliances and other metallic foreign bodies in the body – the possibility of performing the examination should be discussed with the laboratory! In most cases, they are not a contraindication to the examination. Metallic foreign bodies may cause local artifacts, partially hindering the assessment of adjacent structures, or (rarely) cause heating of adjacent tissues – the examination may then be interrupted. In such cases, there is no threat to the patient's life or health.
in the case of vascular clips, an MRI examination can be performed 6 weeks after clip implantation,
In the case of a tattoo or permanent makeup, you should wait 6 weeks after it is done, unless your doctor has instructed you otherwise.