Can I swallow during MRI?

Swallowing can lead to head motion artifacts. If you can avoid swallowing during a scan, the data quality will be better. If trying not to swallow makes you gag or swallow suddenly, then it's best to just swallow normally.

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Can you breathe during an MRI?

The technologist will ask you several times to hold your breath and stay still to be able to get good pictures. You will be asked each time to hold your breath for twenty seconds. This part is very important because we cannot do the MRI examination, if you cannot hold your breath long enough.

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What happens when you cough during an MRI?

If you need to cough or get an itch, tell them and they can get you out, or give you a short break between sequences. Then you are moved out of the machine, released, have your plastic tube removed and can go home.

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What can you not do during an MRI?

Since the MRI machines are magnets, it is best to not apply deodorants, antiperspirants, perfumes, or body lotions before the examination. These items contain metals that might interfere with the magnetic field inside the MRI machine and cause you to have distorted images and wrong results.

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How do I not cough during an MRI?

If you have a cough: Consider taking a cough suppressant. You may be reminded not to cough or move during the scan. Ask for a sedative: If you are claustrophobic, or are uncomfortable in closed in places, tell your physician so that arrangements can be made to make you more comfortable, Bring a favorite CD.

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Can I open my eyes during MRI?

Keep your eyes closed or even wear a blindfold.

It's much easier in an open MRI it's wider than a standard scanner, so patients shouldn't feel any walls touching them.

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How long do you have to hold your breath during an MRI?

How long do they need to hold their breath for? It depends on the imaging type – in X-ray it's just a few seconds, while in MRI it can be up to 20 seconds at a time, repeatedly over a 20 minute period.

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Can I brush my teeth before an MRI?

You will not be able to have breakfast the morning of your surgery. You can brush your teeth in the morning, just be sure to spit the water out!

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Should I wear a bra during MRI?

Depending on which part of your body is being scanned, you may need to wear a hospital gown during the procedure. If you don't need to wear a gown, you should wear clothes without metal zips, fasteners, buttons, underwire (bras), belts or buckles.

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Why can't I drink water before an MRI?

If You Have an Overactive Bladder

This feeling of urgency can make it harder to hold urine in. While you may still experience this urgency to a degree, not drinking for several hours before your procedure can make you less likely to experience incontinence during the scan.

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Why are MRI rooms so cold?

If you have ever had an MRI scan, you know that when you enter the room, it is oddly cold. This is because the two powerful magnets that form the core of the MRI machine need to be kept cool in order to function. The magnets are constantly working to maintain a strong and stable magnetic field.

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What happens if I am too claustrophobic for an MRI?

Talk with your doctor about your claustrophobia and ask for a sedative to help. These sedatives may make you sleepy and often people will fall asleep during the MRI. Make sure you inform the staff that you have taken a sedative so they are aware and make certain you have a driver.

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What happens if you move a little during MRI?

If you move, the MRI scan pictures may not be clear. Your primary care physician may order you a mild sedative if you are claustrophobic (afraid of closed spaces), have a hard time staying still, or have chronic pain.

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Is MRI scan suffocating?

There is more breathing space in an open MRI. It has a shorter tube and is open from all four sides. You won't feel suffocated either.

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How does a claustrophobic person get an MRI?

Instead of a tube, an open MRI has scanners on the sides with an opening on top, making it an outstanding option for those who have claustrophobia. The patient lays comfortably on a platform while the scanners on the sides do all the work.

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How to pass time during MRI?

Counting numbers or listening to music: Counting slowly or listening to a soothing melody can help distract you and make the time pass quickly while you are in the scanner. Talk to the Technician: In most instances, you can speak to the technician throughout most of the procedure.

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Are you fully clothed during an MRI?

You will be asked to remove any clothing containing metal and all jewelry. You will be provided metal free clothing to change into such as gown, shorts or pants.

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Can you talk during an MRI?

You will be given earplugs to wear, but you will still be able to hear and talk with MRI staff through a microphone. Please notify the technologist if you have any problems during the MRI. A coil might be placed around the part of your body being scanned such as your head, knee or abdomen.

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Can you see a tampon in an MRI?

On imaging, the vaginal tampon takes the shape and orientation of the vaginal canal and resembles air in attenuation, because of the gas between the fibers. Occasionally, the string of the tampon may also be seen.

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Can I get an MRI if I have fillings?

Most metal tooth fillings or other permanent dental implants won't cause a problem. If you have detachable metal braces or a retainer, you should take them out before you get an MRI.

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Can you wear socks in an MRI?

Be sure to wear clothing that does not have any metal in it (zippers, buttons, etc.). If your clothes do have metal in them, you'll be given a hospital gown to change into for your scan. Normally you can wear your underwear and socks during the scan, unless your radiologist is concerned about metal microfibers.

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Is tooth filling OK for MRI?

Since some dental fillings contain metal, it seems like they could cause a problem in the machine. After all, magnets can move metal objects. Actually, dental fillings, even metal ones, are as safe as any non-metal material and are nothing to be concerned about.

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Can you stay in room during MRI?

So no one should enter the scanner room without being carefully screened first. Persons who have a heart pacemaker or any kind of electronic or metal implants should not be in the MRI environment. For additional safety, anyone who might be pregnant cannot be present in the MRI room during a scan.

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How close is an MRI to your face?

Many MRI procedures don't require your head to go inside the machine at all, but if you need a head or upper spine MRI, you'll appreciate the fact our machine provides a full 12 inches of clearance between your face and the wall – relieving stress for our patients with claustrophobia.

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How do you relax during an MRI?

6 ways to keep calm during your MRI scan
  1. Overview.
  2. Talk to your technician.
  3. Choose your tunes.
  4. Bring a friend.
  5. Practice mindfulness.
  6. Wear a sleeping mask.
  7. Take a mental wander.

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