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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
I've had a lot of head imaging done because of my sinuses, and there is absolutely no moving for that procedure. Unfortunately the room the machine is in is pretty small and it may have been my perception, but the wall seemed rather close that it could be just as claustrophobia inducing for some people. Like I said before, I'm fine in small places, and even in the dark, but the noise of that machine, and even getting a cleaning at the dentist, is what makes me uncomfortable. I can feel it in my body and it makes me ill.
If you ever have to get it done again, ask for a rolled up towel under your back. The way my body is shaped it is hard for me to lie flat on my back with my legs straight, and I use a rolled up towel to take up the space my back and backside create.
Seriously though, isn't this imaging better than the ultrasound where you have to drink a lot of water and then they press on your lower abdomen to get a picture?
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The rooms vary a lot from imaging center to imaging center. The center where I work has quite large rooms for our MRIs. The sound is a big problem for MRI. We do offer ear plugs and headphones which dampen the noise. For the back pain issue, you can actually bend your knees to help decrease pressure on the back, and most centers have special wedges to put under your knees to help.
Yes, MRI is much better than ultrasound for evaluating pelvic disease. Ultrasound is fine if you just want to look at basic issues, but advanced issues are much better evaluated by MRI due to better soft tissue resolution. Ovarian tumors, fibroids, endometriosis, cervical cancer, etc are all better visualized on MRI.