PREPS FOR MRI EXAMS

Listed below are the preps that your patient will follow for their MRI exam at Minneapolis Radiology. We have also included some of the questions and information the scheduler will ask when you call to schedule the patient. If the patient has any questions, please have them call us at (763) 398-4400.

Exam	Length	Instructions
Abdominal MRA	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Abdominal MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Cervical MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Chest MRA	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Chest MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Head MRA	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Head MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Lower Extremity MRA	90 minutes	No prep.
Lower Extremity MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Lumbar spine MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep. If patient has had back surgery within 10 years, IV contrast will be used for exam.
MRCP	60 minutes or less	Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam.
Neck/Carotid MRA	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Orbit/Face/Neck MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Pelvis MRA	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Pelvis MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Thoracic spine MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
TMJ MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Upper Extremity MRA	60 minutes or less	No prep.
Upper Extremity MRI	60 minutes or less	No prep.

Information requested by the scheduler

Patient name, date of birth, daytime phone, home phone
Type of exam, diagnosis, symptoms, r/o
Ordering doctor
Any special instructions (i.e., keep patient, call results, send films/copies with patient)
Does patient have a follow-up appointment with the ordering doctor or a specialist after their exam or in the near future?
Does the patient have previous exams done of the same area? If so, where and when?
Does the patient have a pacemaker?
Does the patient have any metal in eyes, head or body?
If medication is given to the patient to take prior to exam, patient needs to have a driver.