How MRIs Work

For 15 years, Rose Radiology Centers, Inc., has been providing a high professional standard of imaging services to patients throughout Florida. Among its many imaging capabilities, Rose Radiology offers traditional MRIs as well as state-of-the-art open TruScan MRIs.

MRI stands for “magnet resonance imaging” and is a process by which electromagnets act in conjunction with radio waves to produce highly accurate images of body parts by stimulating protons in water and fat. Unlike CT and PET scans, MRIs do not rely on radiation. Doctors use MRIs to diagnose many illnesses, though the technology is particularly adept at producing pictures of the brain and other nervous structures.

During an MRI scan, a patient will lay on a flat surface, which is then placed inside an MRI tube. Depending on the goals of the procedure, the patient will spend anywhere from 20 to 90 minutes in the tube while technicians conduct the scan. Occasionally, patients may be administered a safe contrast agent intravenously to help improve picture quality.

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