The magnetic resonance o MRI is the most common diagnostic test in our country, but before undergoing an examination of this type there are a series of issues that we must know so that everything goes perfectly.
In Spanish hospitals and health centers there are around 900 magnetic resonance devices that, according to the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology, perform more than three and a half million tests each year. If the following quote is for you, I invite you to read carefully.
No. Resonance devices do not emit ionizing radiation, unlike, for example, the TAC. MRI is a safe and painless test. The same thing happens with ultrasounds, which also do not emit any radiation.
There is no standard duration, it will depend on the study to be carried out, but lThe usual thing is that it lasts about 45 or 50 minutes on average.
Yes, that is all they will ask of you during the test, that you be calm, still, lying down and relaxed. If we move when they take a photo of us, we will be blurry; The same thing happens with resonance.