A person having a pelvic MRI may have a traditional closed type, which involves lying on a narrow table that slides into an MRI machine. If a person has a fear of enclosed spaces, a doctor may ...

Claustrophobia: The enclosed space can trigger anxiety for some patients. Noise: MRI machines are notoriously loud. While earplugs or headphones are usually provided, the sound can still be ...

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within the body. MRI can help with viewing injuries, tumors ...

Michelle Cress, an MRI technologist at LHSC, works with the hospital’s new Free Max 0.55 MRI machine that was recently installed in a self-contained unit connected to Victoria Hospital. Photo ...

The world’s most powerful MRI machine has scanned its first living human brains. The resulting images give an ultra high resolution glimpse into the brain, to help us better understand the ...