What should I pay attention to after doing MRI

There are many types of full body examinations, including chemical examinations and instrumental examinations. What we usually see are X-ray examinations, B-ultrasound examinations, and MRI examinations. The three types of inspections are different, with different focuses and prices. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more expensive and mainly examines lesions from a cross-sectional perspective. Magnetic resonance imaging is more precise than other examinations and has a higher diagnostic rate.

Make an appointment for a head MRI.

Before doing an MRI of the head, you should pay the fee and go directly to the MRI registration room of the hospital and hand over the payment receipt to the relevant medical staff for registration. The medical staff will arrange the specific time for the MRI for the patient according to the needs, and ask the patient to read the precautions carefully. The patient should arrive at the MRI room on time according to the hospital's appointment time.

You should get enough sleep the night before an MRI of your head.

You should get enough sleep the night before a head MRI to ensure that you are in the best condition for the examination the next day. Because only by ensuring adequate sleep the night before a head MRI can the patient avoid being disturbed and upset by the various sounds made by the headphones worn during the MRI examination, and can the patient better cooperate with the doctor in the head MRI examination.

You should avoid being nervous before having an MRI of your head.

Patients who have never had a head MRI will inevitably feel nervous, but there is no need to be nervous. As long as you relax before the examination, follow the doctor's instructions, and actively cooperate with the doctor, you can complete the examination smoothly and quickly. Therefore, patients must not create nervousness for themselves. When accompanying family members feel nervous before the patient's examination, they should give the patient some comfort to eliminate the patient's nervousness.

Some head MRI examinations require fasting in the morning, so be sure to follow the doctor's instructions.

For head MRI, there are different requirements for examining different parts of the brain. For example, some head MRI examinations require fasting in the morning and not eating or drinking water. After making an appointment in the MRI registration room, medical staff will inform patients that they must follow the doctor's instructions to avoid affecting the normal examination.

When doing a head MRI, you must not bring metal objects into the MRI room.

When doing a head MRI, metal objects must not be brought into the MRI room, because metal objects can cause damage to the medical equipment in the room. Patients must keep this in mind, and doctors will also remind patients before entering the MRI room. Therefore, patients must not take it lightly and should carefully check whether there are any metal objects on their clothes before entering the MRI room. Some hospitals will prepare hospital gowns for patients. To be on the safe side, it is safest to change into hospital gowns and assist the doctor in performing MRI examinations of the head with peace of mind.

It is best to rest for a while before leaving the hospital after a head MRI.

Although head MRI is a very common examination, some patients will use intravenous injection during the head MRI process depending on the different examination needs of each patient. The intravenous injection is equivalent to the role of contrast agent, so that the key parts of the brain can be imaged more clearly to determine the specific location and condition of the lesion. The injection during the head MRI process requires pressing the injection site for 10 minutes after the MRI. Moreover, different patients have different degrees of reaction to the injection. Therefore, for safety reasons, it is best to rest for a while before leaving the hospital after the head MRI.