Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within your body.    

 

Most MRI machines are large, tube-shaped magnets. When you lie inside an MRI machine, the magnetic field temporarily aligns all the water molecules in your body. Radio waves cause these aligned particles to produce very faint signals, which are used to create cross-sectional MRI images — like slices in a loaf of bread.

 

The MRI machine can combine these slices to produce 3-D images that may be viewed from many different angles.

 

MRI is a noninvasive way for your doctor to examine your organs, tissues and skeletal system. It produces high-resolution images that help diagnose a variety of problems.

 

A MRI exam has two parts:

1. A specially trained technician takes the “pictures” of your body part

2. A Radiologist, a doctor who specializes in reading X-rays, looks at the images to assist in diagnosing the problem you are having. 

 

Most tests are scheduled by the patient’s physician at the time the MRI is ordered. Patients may also contact Trimark MRI to schedule their test procedure. Patients must have a physician order and pre-authorization (if required by the patient’s insurance company) before a test will be performed.    

 

Insurance coverage may be different at a clinic than at a hospital. Please check your insurance for your specific coverage.

 

For more information regarding Trimark MRI Webster City, please call 515.832.1551.