As Delhi’s First Private Laboratory powered by VITROS® Automation Solution. We at House of Diagnostics focus our highest attention to the importance of precision, speed, and accuracy in laboratory operations. Lab Automation combined with bi-direction integration, bar-coding & automated analyzers ensures minimal error and accuracy in testing. This shift has brought in process improvement, quality testing and has even provided safety of the technicians. Our team of trained pathologists, with the help of an automated tracer, verify the results of every sample and implement quality checks to ensure the highest precision in testing for our patients.
Blood tests play a crucial role in preventive healthcare. From diagnosing a disease or treating an illness, a blood test gives an insight into how your organs and entire body system is working.
It is important to drink plenty of water before your pathology testing. Another common requirement is fasting, which means not eating or drinking anything except water for up to several hours or overnight before the test. You should also avoid specific foods, drinks and certain medicines.
It depends on the kind of blood test and the type of medication you take. Inform the phlebotomist if you are on cardiac, renal, diabetic, hypertensive, or antibacterial medication, along with dosage and time of the medication.
The MRI scanner is a large cylinderical shaped machine, which is open at both ends. The tunnel remains OPEN and you are NEVER totally enclosed. You will normally lie flat on your back and be moved into the tunnel on a sliding couch. The part of your body, which is to be scanned, will be in the centre of the tunnel.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe procedure and most people can take up this test. However, in some circumstances, an MRI scan may not be recommended. Please tell the MRI department if you have or think you have any metal in your body or if you are pregnant.
Some MRI tests require contrast. The contrast medium provides enhanced image quality and helps health professionals to diagnose medical conditions in a better way. The contrasting agent is a clear fluid usually injected into a vein in the arm immediately before the scan. You will feel no ill effects from the injection.
A 3T scanner is twice the strength of a 1.5T scanner. A 3T scan helps deliver enhanced imaging and speed as compared to 1.5T scan..
Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI scan use magnetic waves to image the various focal areas of the body.
MRI Scan cost depend on various factors such as the consumables, number of films, time involved. Please search below to find the MRI Scan cost and other details for your MRI tests. Please note: If your doctor's prescription specifically mentions "CEMRI" or "Contrast", it implies that your require Contrast Enhanced MRI Scan / MRI Scan with Contrast. Such a scan may require additionally preparation and a Creatinine test, before MRI contrast is administered.
While an MRI Scan will generate clear images of ‘dense organs and structures’ (ie, those with a high density), substances with a low density can turn out hazy and hard to detect. To make the latter more clearly visible, the patient may be administered a special ‘dye’ - technically referred to as a ‘Contrast Material’ - via injection (done to make the liver, gall bladder, urinary tract or blood vessels stand out sharper in the Scan results), orally (to enhance images of the digestive tract) or via Enema (this refers to instances when greater clarity is required for the intestines, and the Contrast Material is inserted through the rectum). To help the kidneys remove the Contrast Material after the procedure is over, one may be advised to drink a lot of fluid.
MR imaging of the body is performed to evaluate the following :
Doctors use an MRI scan examination to help diagnose or monitor conditions such as:
As soon as the patient enters the MRI scanning room, the technician or doctor will ask you to lie on the table. An MRI scanner is a short cylinder open from both sides. You will enter the MRI scanner either from the head or from feet, depending on the part that is being scanned. A computer is used to operate the MRI scanner. The computer is placed in a different room to keep it away from the magnetic field generated by the MRI machine. The radiologist will communicate with you via an intercom to guide you and to make sure you are comfortable. Sometimes, a contrast material is used intravenously during the MRI exam majorly gadolinium or iodine contrast (In MRI with Contrast). More images will be captured during or following the injection. When the MRI scan is complete, you may be asked to wait while the radiologist checks the images in case more are needed. The technologist will remove your IV (Intravenous) line after the exam is over. The entire MRI procedure may take 30-60 minutes.
Very little preparation is required prior to an MRI scan. You will be asked to wear a gown. As magnets are used in the MRI scanner, no metal objects must be present in the scanners. The doctor will ask the patient to remove all metal jewelry and all types of accessories that can interfere with the MRI scan procedure. Individuals cannot go for an MRI scan if they have any metal objects inside their body, such as bullets, shrapnel, cochlear implants, pacemakers, etc. Some MRI scan uses an injection of contrast liquid (gadolinium) to improve visibility of some specific tissue that may be relevant to the scan. You must inform the technologists if you are claustrophobic. In such cases, the doctor recommends mild sedative prior to the MRI scan to make the procedure more comfortable. Women should always tell their doctor and technologist if they are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. There might be a risk of harm for the fetus during an MRI scan.
After the completion of the MRI scan examination, the computer generates visual pictures of the areas that were scanned. These pictures can be transferred to a hard copy (film). The radiologist interprets the MRI images in the form of a report. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan procedure lasts 15 to 90 minutes depending on the body part being scanned and the number of images being taken. MRI Reports will be available within 24-48 hours of the procedure in the maximum cases.
MRI Scans at House of Diagnostics are offered on a first come-first serve basis. Often, as the factors listed below may change from one study to the next, getting a MRI scan often involves a waiting time, as the exact length of your procedure and that of the patients before you, often also depends on the patient's conditions and cooperation.
If your question is how long should an MRI take, Please note that several factors can together determine the time required for MRI Scan.
