Preparing For Your MRI

tell us before the scan if you:

  • Are (or might be) pregnant
  • Have a heart pacemaker or an artificial heart valve
  • Have any electro-mechanical devices used for drug delivery
  • Have any surgical clips
  • Have a cochlear implant, a neurostimulator or a programmable hydrocephalus shunt
  • Have had any operations
  • Have had any dental implant in your body
  • Have had any injury to your eyes involving metal or metal fragments

Contrast Examination

Your doctor will advise you in advance of the examination.

Fast for 4 hours prior to the scheduled examination Please inform our staff if you have any kind of allergies

Most MRI scans don’t require any special preparation in advance, however, for ease:

  • Eye make-up shall be avoided on the day of examination
  • If you’re having an abdominal or pelvic scan, you are required to fast for 2 to 4 hours and you may keep drinking water as normal
  • If you’re having an MRCP scan, you are required to fast for 2 to 4 hours and no drinking is allowed
  • Bring any previous films, discs or reports for comparison

As the MRI scanner produces strong magnetic fields, it’s important to remove any metal objects from your body, including:

  • Watches
  • Jewellery, such as earrings and necklaces
  • Piercings, such as ear, tummy and nose rings
  • Glasses
  • Dentures (false teeth)
  • Hearing aids
  • Underwire bras
  • Wigs (some wigs contain traces of metal)
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