Mass General West Imaging - Patient Prep Guidelines

MRI PROCEDURES ( Download this file in .pdf )

MASS GENERAL WEST IMAGING
40 Second Avenue
The PARC Center
Suite 100 (Diagnostic Services)
Suite 120 (CT/MRI Services)
Suite 130 (Bone Densitometry and Screening Mammography)
Waltham, MA 02451
Exit 27B off Route 95/128

Welcome to Mass General West Imaging, a state of the art imaging center staffed by Radiologists and Technologists of the Massachusetts General Hospital. We provide the highest standard of medical imaging service and interpretation that you have come to expect from MGH in a modern, convenient suburban setting. We want you, our patients, to be well informed about your imaging studies and have prepared this web site for you to read prior to your arrival in our department.

MRI: MRI is an imaging modality that works without radiation. It creates a magnetic field, and a computer generates images that can be interpreted by a radiologist. There are no special preparations for this examination, however some patients cannot have this type of imaging due to pacemakers or metallic objects in their body. If you have any type of metal implanted in your body, let the technologist know before your scan. If you have a pacemaker, you cannot have a MRI examination, and your doctor will discuss alternative imaging options with you.

NOTE: IF HAVING AN MRCP (MRI) EXAM, NPO (NOTHING BY MOUTH) FOR 6 HOURS PRIOR TO EXAM.