Alliance Medical Cardiff is a leading medical centre offering the latest in medical scanning technology to both private and NHS patients in the Cardiff area. The centre puts the patient’s comfort at the forefront, ensuring they are always at ease when they come for their scan. The state-of-the-art MRI scanning room is comfortable and spacious, making use of relax-vision panels to increase the open feeling of the room, with the option to watch television or listen to the radio to further enhance the patient’s comfort.
The prime location of Alliance Medical Cardiff, situated close to the M4 motorway, as well as being accessible by rail and air, makes the centre the perfect choice for any patient across Wales or the southeast of England. The centre specialises in both MRI scans and musculoskeletal imaging.
Alliance Medical Cardiff has open and upright MRI imaging available, making the experience more comfortable for claustrophobic patients, bariatric patients, and patients with limited mobility. This is especially useful for patients who are unable to lie flat, such as patients with kyphosis, high BMI, and vertigo and for paediatric patients aged five years old and above.
Alliance Medical Cardiff is a leading medical centre offering the latest in medical scanning technology to both private and NHS patients in the Cardiff area. The centre puts the patient’s comfort at the forefront, ensuring they are always at ease when they come for their scan. The state-of-the-art MRI scanning room is comfortable and spacious, making use of relax-vision panels to increase the open feeling of the room, with the option to watch television or listen to the radio to further enhance the patient’s comfort.
The prime location of Alliance Medical Cardiff, situated close to the M4 motorway, as well as being accessible by rail and air, makes the centre the perfect choice for any patient across Wales or the southeast of England. The centre specialises in both MRI scans and musculoskeletal imaging.
Alliance Medical Cardiff has open and upright MRI imaging available, making the experience more comfortable for claustrophobic patients, bariatric patients, and patients with limited mobility. This is especially useful for patients who are unable to lie flat, such as patients with kyphosis, high BMI, and vertigo and for paediatric patients aged five years old and above.
MRI scan - 3 areas in Cardiff
Price:
£1,190.00
(VAT free)
MRI scan - 3 areas
What details should I share with the clinic prior to the appointment?
- You are or might be pregnant.
- You have a heart pacemaker fitted.
- You have previously had an artificial heart valve fitted.
- You have an electronic drug delivery device fitted.
- You have a cochlear implant.
- You have had any surgical procedures on your head.
- You have any metal implants in your body.
- You have any surgical clips fitted.
- You have had a capsule endoscopy.
- If there is a possibility that you have metal fragments in your eyes, such as working with metal at high speed, or from an injury. If there is any possibility, an X-ray may be necessary as the MRI scanner emits powerful magnetic rays which can cause injury by moving metal fragments that are in the body.
How do I prepare for the MRI scan?
If it makes you feel more comfortable, you are welcome to bring a friend or companion with you for the scan. Bring your appointment letter with you and arrive well before your specified appointment time.
What should I wear for the appointment?
Do not wear a watch for the appointment.
What happens during the MRI scan appointment?
The radiography team will take care of you throughout the procedure, and be on hand in case you are feeling any discomfort. You may be required to change into a gown. You will be provided with a space to change and to leave any valuables you may have with you.
Depending on the information required from the scan, it may be necessary to inject a gadolinium contrast medium prior to the scan. This enables the radiography team to see more clearly inside your body and the way that blood is flowing. The adverse effects of the contrast medium are typically either nonexistent or minimal and can include headaches, nausea, disorientation, and itchiness.
The entire procedure takes between 15 to 60 minutes and consists of numerous scans that last a few minutes each. The radiographer is able to observe you the entire time and is on hand to assist if you feel uneasy.
What happens after the MRI scan?
If a contrast medium was required, you will be monitored for 15 minutes following the procedure to check that you are not experiencing any side-effects, and that you feel well.
The radiographer will examine the scans following the procedure, and send the results to your doctor or consultant in the days following the scan. Only your doctor or consultant can discuss the results with you, not the staff at the clinic.
What kind of scanner is used?
Procedures
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