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 2005-04-07 10:54 AM |
Member 31  Rochester New York |  Subject: MRI anyone?So 5 weeks after messing up my knees my Doc. has decided that an MRI is in order... I have heard some rough stories about MRI's anyone have any first hand knowledge????? Thanks Sean |
| 2005-04-07 10:59 AM in reply to: #139315 |
Master 2233  Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? I had my head MRI'd a number of years ago. Not a bad experience really. You lay down on a shuttle, they stuff you into a tube and proceed to scan you. The scanning is a little weird. To me it sounded like I was inside a washing machine with someone kicking the snot out of the outside  Not sure if they've changed any since then. Oh, also make sure to remove all metal jewelry - even surgical stainless steel body piercings too. Don't ask. -Frank |
| 2005-04-07 11:01 AM in reply to: #139315 |
Expert 623 Wye Mills, MD | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? If it's just your knees they are scanning, the MRI is no big deal. I had my lower leg imaged this winter. They give you head phones ( you may get to request the music or bring your own), and you basically just lie still for 20 min. I think the horror stories come from the full body or upper body scans when people get claustrophobic inside the tube. |
| 2005-04-07 11:03 AM in reply to: #139315 |
| Member 31 Rochester New York | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? They said they were shoving me in the tube... b/c it is for both knees and said it should be 45min to an hour |
| 2005-04-07 11:03 AM in reply to: #139315 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? MRI machines have changed alot in the last several years. The are now designed to be less claustrophobic and are much more open than the old ones you've heard about. They are loud. It'll be a piece of cake for you. Relax. |
| 2005-04-07 11:13 AM in reply to: #139315 |
Extreme Veteran 356 Dorset | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? I do MRI research for my PhD, so any questions - ask away...its safe as anything, providing you don't go near it with some scissors! or something magnetic in you |
| 2005-04-07 12:40 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Regular 92 Singapore during school, England during holidays | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? hey, well i feel strange at 16 being able to answer this question already but.. i've had mri's done and its not that bad.. being only 15 when i had it done, i was scared really and the noise can put you off sometimes as its really loud and sometimes doesnt sound quite right... and i must have been in there for 50 minutes... but really when i came out i thought to myself, what? thats it? why was i so scared? dont worry..its not bad at all! |
| 2005-04-07 12:45 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? There are open-air MRIs that don't involve "the tube" and resulting claustrophobia, might want to look for an imaging center that does that. |
| 2005-04-07 1:09 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Extreme Veteran 322 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? I've had 2 done in the last month, not bad at all as long as you don't mind confinded spaces. The first one I wasn't quite all the way in the tube, gave me some earplugs and was in about 30 minutes. The second one was head first, just shut my eyes and next thing I know I'm done.. |
| 2005-04-07 1:29 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Veteran 340 Greenville, NC | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? Anyone know what an MRI costs these days, cash? |
| 2005-04-07 1:47 PM in reply to: #139328 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? Ginger Ninja, who is that in your avatar? Edited by Renee 2005-04-07 1:48 PM |
| 2005-04-07 2:12 PM in reply to: #139445 |
Extreme Veteran 356 Dorset | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? hehehe its dr sanchez from a tv prog called darkplace |
| 2005-04-07 2:12 PM in reply to: #139432 |
Extreme Veteran 356 Dorset | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? depends if its for medical or research scan, in the UK a research scan is £400-£500 per hour |
| 2005-04-07 2:13 PM in reply to: #139402 |
Extreme Veteran 356 Dorset | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? the bear - 2005-04-07 5:45 PM There are open-air MRIs that don't involve "the tube" and resulting claustrophobia, might want to look for an imaging center that does that. how does that work??? where is the magnet? |
| 2005-04-07 2:14 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Veteran 207 Bowie, MD | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? I had my back MRI'd last year. 20 minutes in a noisy tube. It's not really bad at all. Unless you are claustrophopic. Wouldn't think you would have to go all the way in with a knee. Good luck getting the knee fixed up. |
| 2005-04-07 2:24 PM in reply to: #139474 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? ginger ninja - 2005-04-07 1:13 PM the bear - 2005-04-07 5:45 PM There are open-air MRIs that don't involve "the tube" and resulting claustrophobia, might want to look for an imaging center that does that. how does that work??? where is the magnet?HellifIknow, you're the one withthe MD avatar. Here's a site: |
| 2005-04-07 2:26 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Veteran 240 Austin, TX | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? seanaq64 - 2005-04-07 9:54 AM So 5 weeks after messing up my knees my Doc. has decided that an MRI is in order... I have heard some rough stories about MRI's anyone have any first hand knowledge????? Thanks Sean I had an MRI done on my left knee. They used this machine where only my leg goes thru it. It made for a very uncomfortable position and the pillows didn't help. It was a hard to hold the position for 45 minutes but luckily, or unfortunately, their computer locked up about 30 minutes into it and I ended up getting about a 15 minute break. Anyway, it's not painful or anything. Just gotta sit still for a while. |
| 2005-04-07 2:54 PM in reply to: #139494 |
Extreme Veteran 356 Dorset | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? the bear - 2005-04-07 7:24 PM ginger ninja - 2005-04-07 1:13 PM the bear - 2005-04-07 5:45 PM There are open-air MRIs that don't involve "the tube" and resulting claustrophobia, might want to look for an imaging center that does that. how does that work??? where is the magnet?HellifIknow, you're the one withthe MD avatar. Here's a site: cheers makes sense now |
| 2005-04-07 6:14 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? Yeah, the machine is loud. they give earplugs to you. MRIs are about $1500 US....that doesn't necessarily include the "reading" of the MRI |
| 2005-04-07 6:38 PM in reply to: #139650 |
Resident Matriarch N 43° 32.927 W 071° 24.431 | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? COgirl - 2005-04-07 6:14 PM Yeah, the machine is loud. they give earplugs to you. MRIs are about $1500 US....that doesn't necessarily include the "reading" of the MRI some Darvocet and I slept right thru the whole thing |
| 2005-04-07 8:29 PM in reply to: #139474 |
Veteran 204 Gif-sur-Yvette | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? ginger ninja - 2005-04-07 9:13 PM the bear - 2005-04-07 5:45 PM There are open-air MRIs that don't involve "the tube" and resulting claustrophobia, might want to look for an imaging center that does that. how does that work??? where is the magnet?It's what one calls open MRi. they are of a lower filed strength and generally permanent magnets instead of hiper-conductive as is the case with all those 1T and 1.5T systems. There are actually two types of open magnets but I won't go into that. I know this stuff since I'm a region sales manager for the largest manufacturer in the world, and practically have one sold in one of my countries every other week. As for the studies, they can be a lot shorter depending on the machine's generation. We have some pretty fast pieces of kit out there, which associated to new study protocols and multiple channel imaging can reduce study time to a few minutes. For both knees one does not need to go totally into the machine. Enter feet first, so the body stays outside. Other than the noise there is nothing else to mention, since not even a contrast injection (Gadollinium) will be required. |
| 2005-04-07 8:45 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Expert 725 Wilmington, NC | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? I believe that I've understood that the open MRI doesn't provide quite as high a quality image than the closed version. At least that's what the doc told my claustrophic mother when she needed one a couple of years ago. |
| 2005-04-07 9:43 PM in reply to: #139315 |
Veteran 166 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? Hey- make sure to ask to have some pictures after they scan you- they are pretty cool looking. I had an mri of my brain for a research study this year and the pic's were worth the hour in the tube. I'm pretty claustrophobic but found that if I kept my eyes closed I was ok. And the thumping sound is disturbing at first, but it's kind of rhythmic and I started to fall asleep after a while. There's a microphone in there too so they can talk to you and vice verse in case you need to come out. |
| 2005-04-08 2:17 PM in reply to: #139700 |
Coach 9167 Stairway to Seven | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? I've had 2 MRIs, one for my knee (legs in the tube, body out), fell asleep. And my lower back (full body all the way inside the tube, head first). Panicked initially, but then closed my eyes and meditaed. Fell asleep. Even though they are loud, the noises are rhythmical and I find that I really tune out almost like it's a chanting or drum beat. OPen MRIs don't have as strong of a magnetic signal as closed MRIs so they do not give as much detail or resolution. If they are offering, go with the closed one as it will be the best study. |
| 2005-04-08 2:54 PM in reply to: #139697 |
Extreme Veteran 356 Dorset | Subject: RE: MRI anyone? so is the resolution not as good as a 1.5T standard magnet? how does it compare to a 3T magnet running something like an MPRAGE sequence or simlar. OUr hi-res anatomicals on our Siemens Trio take 6mins on a 2 pass sequence at 1mm resolution, ofcourse the functional resolution is much higher (like 3mm^3). Have you seen the new 7T magnets that they have in Germany? I know that people are now looking at 1mm^3 function protocols with these which is pretty crazy |
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