16-02-2017, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveA
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Had a cat scan this morning - -probably a bit different. I did have the intravenous stuff and it does give you a warm flush. Then they run the part of you that they're interested in (in my case my heart and aorta), through the "donut hole" a few times and that's it. No music - - just the voice of the girl telling you when to hold your breath and (fortunately) when to breath again.
Good luck!
From a patient's perspective, a much shorter enclosure (nothing like an MR 'coffin') and also the scans are usually much quicker, and quieter!
16-02-2017, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Lindyloo
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I'm sure when I had one, a mirror was positioned above me, so I could see the nurses and technicians in the room behind. There was also a scanner when I had something injected into me...............then there was the radio active stuff........
Just relax and think of ............ summer!
Whereas CATS are usually kept as PETS, PET scans are nothing like CAT scans!
Oh I'm so witty.
18-02-2017, 12:35 AM
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The lady who booked my MRI scan told me that MRI scans are for looking at muscles and connecting fibres and that CAT scans are for looking at bones but when I rang the hospital to discus my MRI scan the radiographer told me mine was to look at my spine, so now I am confused18-02-2017, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Meep
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The lady who booked my MRI scan told me that MRI scans are for looking at muscles and connecting fibres and that CAT scans are for looking at bones but when I rang the hospital to discus my MRI scan the radiographer told me mine was to look at my spine, so now I am confused
Both imaging modalities do both, but each has its strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, the spine itself contains soft tissue as well as bone: intervertebral discs, ligaments, the spinal cord itself, etc.
18-02-2017, 11:02 AM
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Thanks JBR, it wasn't a receptionist who booked it but the lady who saw me to examine me to get at the bottom of my problem but I don't know what her job title is, she herself booked me in to have the MRI done on my spine then told me what I explained above18-02-2017, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Meep
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Thanks JBR, it wasn't a receptionist who booked it but the lady who saw me to examine me to get at the bottom of my problem but I don't know what her job title is, she herself booked me in to have the MRI done on my spine then told me what I explained above
Or perhaps she was just oversimplifying things to make her explanation easier!
19-02-2017, 01:00 PM
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I had one recently but fortunately only went in as far as my shoulders so my head was out. I am claustrophobic so I would have to be sedated if the whole of me went in.
Some scanners have quite a high head clearance but this one and the one my hubby had prior to me the head clearance was just a few inches.
15-03-2017, 09:01 AM
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Like everything, first time is falsely worrying. You are given a button to alert operators if you are distressed. Go in relaxed. I'm on the seventh for acoustic neuroma and get a double dose each time.The most important is to get ready in the waiting room. Remove everything magnetic and credit cards, place in a carrier bag (you will be given a locker)
The service works flat out 24 hours, routine scans are often on a Saturday. Delays create problems for operators.
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