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MRI, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, represents one of the greatest advances of modern medicine. With this powerful yet totally non-invasive imaging procedure, diagnostic radiologists can visualize the earliest presentations of a large variety of important diseases and conditions. Besides providing the opportunity for early diagnosis, we are able to carefully evaluate the stage or degree of advancement of the condition and help plan for appropriate therapy. The sub-specialties of Shady Grove Radiology, combined with the vast experience and expertise of our radiologists and technologists, make SGR a leader in MRI imaging in the area. With 3-D magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), imaging of the blood vessels of the head and neck, chest, and abdomen can be performed.
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BUN Creatinine Policy
If your physician has ordered IV contrast and you are: over 60 years ofage for MRI, or 65 years of age for CT, or are diabetic, have a history of kidney disease, kidney failure, or have one kidney, you will need to have BUN and Creatinine (kidney function) blood work within 30 days of your exam. The results will need to be sent, faxed or brought to our office at the time of the exam. This information will be needed before we can perform the exam.
In most cases, your primary care physician will need to order BUN Creatinine blood work.
What is MR Angiography (MRA)?
MR angiography (MRA) is an MRI study of the blood vessels. It utilizes MRI technology to detect, diagnose and aid the treatment of heart disorders, stroke, and blood vessel diseases. MRA provides detailed images of blood vessels without using any contrast material, although today a special form of contrast usually is given to make the MRI images even clearer. The procedure is painless, and the magnetic field is not known to cause tissue damage of any kind.
Many patients with arterial disease now have it treated in the radiology department rather than undergoing surgery in an operating room. MRA is a very useful way of finding problems with blood vessels and determining how to best to treat those problems. The carotid arteries in the neck that conduct blood to the brain are a common site of atherosclerosis, which may severely narrow or block off an artery, reducing blood flow to the brain and even causing a stroke. If an ultrasound study shows that such disease is present, many surgeons now will do the necessary operation after confirmation by MRA, dispensing with the need for catheter angiography. MRA has found wide use in checking patients for diseased intracranial (in the head) arteries, so that only those with positive findings will need to have a more invasive catheter study. MRA also is used to detect disease in the aorta and in blood vessels supplying the kidneys, lungs and legs. Patients with a family history of arterial aneurysm, a ballooning out of a segment of the vessel wall, can be screened by MRA to see if they have a similar disorder that has not produced symptoms. If an aneurysm is found, it may be eliminated surgically, possibly avoiding serious or fatal bleeding.
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