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Abdominal MRI in Colorado | The Women's Imaging Center

Frequently Asked Questions About Abdominal MRIs

Our experienced radiologists use abdominal MRI to get a clear look at your abdominal organs to provide you and your doctor with answers.

Abdominal MRI at The Women’s Imaging Center

We have multiple locations throughout the Denver metro area, offering over 100 breast, body imaging, and diagnostic medical procedures for your convenience. Discover how our fellowship-trained radiologists are elevating care with abdominal MRIs and more.

Get an Abdominal MRI at The Women’s Imaging Center

An abdominal MRI offers a detailed look at the organs in the abdomen, including the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and abdominal aorta. The kidneys are included in the imaging, although they are part of the urogenital system within the retroperitoneal space.
MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It is an advanced technology that uses magnets and radio waves to produce detailed 3D imaging of the abdominal organs for a radiologist to interpret. MRI helps distinguish normal tissues from injured or pathologic tissues. It is also used as a diagnostic scan to find the reason for a complaint or symptom.

Assess the Abdomen With an MRI

Our fellowship-trained radiologists are experts at reading (interpreting) abdominal MRIs. We specialize in various types of body imaging for women, including breast, gynecologic, abdominal, thyroid, pelvic, and bone. At The Women’s Imaging Center, you can work closely with either one radiologist or a small group of radiologists directly involved in multiple aspects of your care, from screening to diagnosis to treatment.

At The Women's Imaging Center, we provide comprehensive imaging of the whole woman, not just imaging of individual organs like many other facilities. Since all body organs are interrelated, the specialists involved in the interpretation and diagnosis must be experts within this field. At The Women's Imaging Center, interrelated imaging examinations are performed and interpreted by the same specialty-trained technologists and radiologists.

We Specialize in Abdominal Female MRI

We will need to know about any medical conditions and prior surgery you have had. Certain body devices or conditions may interfere with the MRI magnets. These include:
**Metal or metal fragments:** If you have metal in your body, or metal fragments from an accident, please let us know. If you are a current or former metal worker, you could have small metal fragments in your eyes. To check, we may do an X-ray prior to performing the MRI.
**Planted devices: **These include pacemakers, defibrillators, aneurysm clips, auditory hearing implants, neurotransmitters, internal wires or electrodes, implanted pumps or ports, surgical mesh, or any coils, stents, or filters. Many newer models of pacemakers and defibrillators won’t affect an MRI.
**Tattoos or piercings:** An MRI isn’t possible with permanent piercings or certain types of body or face/makeup tattooing. All jewelry and piercings must be removed prior to the MRI.

Before the MRI

The MRI imaging may take 25 to 40 minutes, depending on whether special imaging sequences are needed and whether you will need a contrast dye, called gadolinium. The contrast dye allows for better visualization of tissues. If you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast dye, please let us know.

MRI machines use magnets that make a loud, clunking sound. Our technologists will provide you with headphones so you can listen to music to block out the noise. Some patients may even find that they fall asleep. Sudden movements may cause irregularities in the images, so it’s important to remain still during the exam.

During the MRI

The MRI will produce hundreds of images of the abdomen in various sequences. The radiologist will need time to interpret the images, so your results won’t be available right away. We will reach out when they are ready. We’ll also notify your ordering physician, who will be in touch to discuss your results and next steps.

After the MRI

Abdominal MRI Scan in Denver

An abdominal MRI is not ideal for all patients or conditions. Our specialists will discuss whether it is the best choice for you.

How an Abdominal MRI Is Performed

Abdominal MRI

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