What can MRI examine?

Magnetic resonance imaging is a relatively common medical examination method. It covers a wide range of areas and can examine a wide range of diseases. It can examine a variety of diseases of the central nervous system, such as brain tumors, etc. It can also examine many tumors in the ENT department. It can also play a very good role in examining chest tumors, abdominal tumors, and some musculoskeletal system examinations. A good examination can help patients receive symptomatic treatment.

Examination indications I. Central nervous system 1. Intracerebral vascular lesions 2. Brain tumors 3. Various spinal cord lesions 4. Intracranial infection 5. Brain degeneration 6. Congenital malformation of the brain 7. Craniocerebral trauma II. Otorhinolaryngology 1. Intraorbital inflammation, intraorbital tumors, intraorbital vascular lesions 2. Paranasal sinus inflammation, tumors 3. Tongue tumors 4. Parotid gland lesions 5. Various ear tumors

Precautions: Magnetic resonance imaging has the advantages of being safe, radiation-free, and accurate. The examination can only be performed if the following points are ensured: 1. People with magnetic substances in the body, such as pacemakers, artificial valves, or metal foreign objects remaining near important organs, cannot undergo this examination. However, people whose implants are confirmed to be non-magnetic by the surgeon can undergo MRI examination. 2. Inform the technical staff of the following situations: whether there is any surgical history; whether there are any metal or magnetic materials implanted in the body, including metal IUDs, etc.; whether there are any dentures, electronic ears, artificial eyes, etc.; whether there are any drug allergies; whether any metal foreign objects have been splashed into the body. 3. Do not wear underwear with metal materials. Patients who need to have their head and neck examined should wash their hair the day before the examination and do not use any hair care products. 4. Before the examination, you need to take off all clothes except underwear and change into special clothes for examination in the MRI room. Remove any metal accessories you are wearing such as necklaces, earrings, watches and rings. Remove facial makeup and items such as dentures, artificial eyes, and glasses. 5. Before the examination, you must provide the doctor with your entire medical history, examination data, and all X-rays, CT scans, previous MRI scans, etc. 6. For abdominal examination (liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas, bile duct, ureter, etc.), the examinee should fast for 4 hours and inject one syringe of 654-2 before the examination. 7. Patients undergoing magnetic resonance urography (MRU) should take 20 mg of furosemide orally before the examination. 8. Be mentally prepared for an MRI scan. Don't be impatient or afraid. Follow the doctor's instructions and cooperate patiently.