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mri scans
MRI (specify the body part)
*Specify if with, with/without, without contrast.
Creatinine lab values will be required prior to an MRI scan with IV contrast if the patient is diabetic, has a history of renal disease or cancer, or if the patient is 70 years old or older. These values also will be required if the patient is scheduled for an MRI of the breast, an MRI of the abdomen, or any MRA exam from the neck down. Creatinine levels must be taken within 30 days prior to the scan.
PATIENTS WITH PACEMAKERS ARE NOT SAFE FOR MRI IMAGING. Most institutions have MRI checklists for contraindications (ie pacemakers).
Patient Prep
Adominal: NPO 6 hours prior to exam Neuro MRI
Mass, infection
Pain, radiculopathy
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Contrast
Exam/Body Part
Indication
No IV
With and without IV
Brain
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Per discretion of ordering physician
Temporal mandibular joint (TMJ), spectroscopy
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Pituitary gland (sella), orbit
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Cervical and thorasic spine
Pain, stenosis, radiculopathy
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Sacrum and lumbar sacral plexus
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Mass, infection
Lumbar spine
Pain, stenosis, radiculopathy
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Mass, infection, prior surgery
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Brachial plexus
Pain, radiculopathy, numbness, tingling
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Mass, infection
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Musculoskeletal
Contrast
Exam/Body Part
Indication
No IV
With and without IV
Musculoskeletal arthro- grams
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Shoulder, humerus, elbow, forearm, wrist, nger, hip, sacro-iliac joints,
femur, knee, tibia/ bula, ankle, foot, toe
Pain, trauma
Mass, infection
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