Why Get an MRI?
Doctors use MRI to look inside your body to check if everything is healthy, without having to do surgery.
Before your MRI, you might need to change into a hospital gown. Remember, no metal!
You'll go into a special room with a large machine that looks like a giant doughnut. That's the MRI scanner!
You'll lie down on a moving bed that slides into the scanner. Time to stay super still!
The MRI machine makes loud knocking sounds. It’s just the machine working to take pictures.
Usually, an MRI takes about 30 minutes, but it can be shorter or longer, depending on what your doctor needs to see.
If you need to, you can talk to the MRI technician through a microphone if you feel uncomfortable.
The doctor will look at the MRI pictures and tell you what they see. You might need to wait a few days for results.