Brain & Spinal Cord MRI
MRI is frequently used to provide diagnosis of aneurysm, disorders of the eye and inner ear, Multiple, sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, stroke and tumors.
An MRI can be used to evaluate joint disorders, sport or traumatic injuries, bone infections, or tumors of the bones and soft tissues. MRI arthrography, the injection of a contrast into the joint, is also available to provide structural joint information. An MRI arthrogram can be done on the following joints: ankle, elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, and wrist.
Spine & Back Pain MRI
An MRI can be used to detect degenerated or herniated intervertebral discs.
An MRI can be used to check for tumors or abnormalities of many organs in the body, including: the liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, bowel and adrenal glands.
Pelvic Organs MRI
An MRI can be used to evaluate the reproductive organs, including: the prostate, testicles, uterus, cervix, and ovaries.
MRI can be used to detect breast cancer in men and women – particularly in women who have dense breast tissue.
False Creek Healthcare Centre offers full body MRI scans. Our comprehensive full body MRI scan includes: the brain, the brain arteries and blood vessels, vital organs of the neck, shoulders, lumbar spine, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, reproductive organs, discs, and hips. Learn more about Full Body MRI.
Why Choose Us?
False Creek Healthcare Centre in Vancouver B.C. is home to the first and only GE 3.0 Tesla MRI system in clinical use in all of Canada. The 3.0T MRI, used in the newest and most advanced clinical applications, produces images faster and with unprecedented detail.
- State of the art technology
- Double the magnetic field of the 1.5 Tesla MRI
- 3T adds certainty to the diagnosis
- Detects diseases that can not be seen with 1.5T
- The highest resolution scanner available for clinical use in the world today
- Key to minimally invasive therapies
- Radiation free
- On site doctor and nursing staff to administer contrast solution
What to Expect
Pre-Screening Considerations
Ability to hold still – Patients are required to lie still for periods of 30 minutes or more.
Ability to hold breath – MRIs of the abdomen require breath holds of up to 30 seconds.
MRI Restrictions – Pacemakers, aneurysm clips, cochlear implants, neuro-stimulator, metal implants, surgical staples or clips are not safe for an MRI exam.
One of our expert technologists will escort you into the MRI scanning room, containing a table and a large, circular device called a gantry. Your technologist will have you lie on the padded table and make sure that you’re comfortable. You will be asked to lie very still and hold your breath for a short time during the scan in order to produce a clear image.
Depending on the specific exam, a contrast solution may be administered through an IV to help improve the accuracy of the examination. It is important that you inform your doctor beforehand if you any allergies, or if you have previously had an allergic reaction to a contrast solution.
During the scan, you might hear a humming or buzzing noise, which can be quite loud, but you will not experience any other unusual sensations. You may feel the table move while images are being taken of specific locations of your body. The technologist will monitor you during the entire exam through a window and will communicate with you by intercom.
Specific details of your upcoming examination will be explained fully by one of our MRI technologist or by your patient care coordinator.
After Your MRI
Our radiologists will carefully analyze your MRI images and provide a report to you and your physician. Once they have received the report your physician will then discuss the results with you. Your technologist will also provide you with a CD containing the images from your scan when you leave.
Safety
MRI is a safe and effective diagnostic procedure. It does not use ionizing radiation like an x-ray. Additionally, the 3.0T Signa EXCITE HDX MRI system has been designed with your safety and comfort in mind. Many older MRI system use larger coils, which can make the unit more confining, but the GE 3.0T Signa EXCITE HDX MRI system features more compact, more advanced coils, meaning the MRI experience is much more comfortable.
46 Comments
i would like to know the cost of full body MRI (neck to hips) and shoulder MRI. Also would like to know CT prices for heart/lungs/abdomen
It would be so nice if you could have general prices listed on your web page
inquiry of a lwr back mri
thanks
I need an MRI of the Neck, what is the wait time and cost.
I have a joint disease called PVNS and need the highest quality scans to identify its progress…..trying to minimize diagnostic surgeries to check on it. Can you provide me an approximate cost for a knee? Also I am located in the states if that makes any difference
Looking for an MRI on a knee due to sports related injury. Can you please give us cost and scheduling times.
I am wondering on your cost and wait time for a mri of my right knee.
sports injury to right hamstring. how much for mri of upper right leg, knee to hip and what is the wait time? thank you
What is the cost of an MRI for a knee?
Thanks,
Lisa
My son has a hockey injury and needs an MRI done on his knee. Can you give me cost and wait time?
I have soft tissue injury from a workplace accident. Three weeks later a car drove into the passenger side of my car and I was injured so more. I am now dealing with WCB and ICBC. I am in a ten week full time rehab physio program. I do know I have de Quervain’s in my wrist but I don’t want cortisone shots. Of course WCB wants me back at work. My neck, shoulder,back, arms, wrist, hips, back of legs all ache. I also get tension headaches. I would like to know how much a full MRI costs. I appreciate and look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you.
How much does an MRI of my left knee cost? Dr. says I tore my ACL and I want to get an MRI as soon as possible.
I have also been having back pain (unrelated to my knee) and have wanted an MRI. CT of my back didn’t show anything though. How much is an MRI of my lower back?
Whats the cost of a knee mri? Thanks
I am due to have a mammogram I had breast cancer last year and had a lot of radiation.
I would like to have something without radiation. Do you have a breast and chest MRI?
How much does a full body mri cost?
Full body CT?
main differences between them?
I am concerned about the blood vessel’s in my brain and heart and need a more clear diagnosis of any existing heart ailment’s and the confirmation of prior heart attacks. Is that possible with this technology
I have sudden hearing loss in my right ear. In hours prior to the hearing loss I felt disoriented. In the evening, I turned my head, heard a crackling in my ear (the problem in), and then my hearing was reduced. High frequencies were suppressed and low frequency sounds were muffled. A few days later the loss of hearing was accompanied by tinnitus. The tinnitus is high pitched and often pulses at my heart rate.
What is the cost of an MRI of this region of my head with interpretation by a radiologist?
Wow! Thank you! I always needed to write on my website something like that. Can I implement a part of your post to my site?
I am dealing with cryptococcus gatti in my brain. Is there any advantage to your MRI scans than to the ones that I am having repeatedly at the hospital to check the progress of my treatment? How do the results from your scans get reviewed by the doctors treating me? What is the cost?
Looking for a cost estimate for a MRI on lower pelvic and hip area for siatica diagnosis.Please advise.
i have a sore tailbone!! coccyx!! Would like to have a quote on how much an MRI would be of this area?
Have had a bone scan which did show something but inconclusive and so was the CT Scan!!
How much does a full body MRI cost ? How confined is the space ? Is it like a tanning bed? And does the machine move from the head and neck region down to your feet – so that you whole body is not confined the entire time but moves ? Does BC Medical cover any portion of the scan?
Thanks
Terry M.
I have been just disgnosis with Renel cell carsonoma in the left kidney adn 2nd in the right leg adn small spots in the lungs. I would like to book a full MRI body scan to make sure the diagnosis is correct. I had a rod placed in teh right femur to give it support last week. I am a very active 60 yr. I had just got back from a walking trip of Italy in oct. This comes as a complete surprise.
Thank you I am available anytime for your first opening.
Bonnie
Can your new Telsa MRI do a detailed, readable carotid scan without using a contrast agent. I ask this because: it seems that an MRA must be performed at a hospital; with a doctor present This scenerio
pretty well excludes the average Joe from getting a MRA from a private clinic. I wouldn’t want to hold my
breath trying to get one in lieu of a CTscan, and it’s associated contrast-agent served with a super-high dose of radiation.
On behalf of my wife Helen, with plugged carotids, I ask for this information
Hi, What is the cost of the Full Body MRI Scan ? Thxs
Please let me know the cost of a Virtual Colonoscopy. Many thanks.
I am in need of an MRI, and am fed up with the wait here in BC, could you give me a ball park idea of the cost associated with an MRI of my knee and the surrounding ligaments. Thank you.
I have a cartilidge problem in my left knee. can you give me a ball park figure on the cost and the wait time. thanks.
Hello: I have Multiple Sclerosis or Encephalomielitis aguda diseminada (my neurologist is not sure yet) from two years, I had been already discarting other deseases like Lyme borreliose, brucelosis, paludism, etc.
Because this new theory of Dr. Zamboni about the posibility of vascular problems that may origine neural problem Im looking forward to get a MRI of my veins and vascular system near the brain to explore this possibility and perhaps find a solution.
I live in Argentina with swiss citizen. I would like to know aproximate costs for that mri scan.
Thanks,
Sincerely yours,
Sebastian de la Cruz
I need an MRI of my shoulder with an athrogram. What is the cost and the availablility? Thanks.
Due to pain and stiffness in my upper spine created by a recent skiing accident I would like to have a MRI or CT Scan taken of my upper spine.
Please advise cost for carrying out either and recommended proceedure.
Thank you
i would like to know the cost of a full body and/or lower spine MRI.
Regards
Do you have digital mamography? Is your MRI breast imaging just as accurate as the digital mamography? Primarily I would need a MRI on the cerebulum (intracanalular area) as I have residual acoustic neuroma, how much does all these procedures cost? Also is this particular machine an open end MRI?
My doctor recommends a CT scan of my chest because of an abnormal Xray showing a nodule. (I have a history of DCIS, 12 years ago)
I personally do not want a CT scan (radiation exposure) but would rather have an MRI test.
What is the cost for a full body scan?
I may need to have post ultrasound testing of the abdomen for ovaries and kidney imaging. How much is an MRI for this procedure?
I need an MRI of my lower back and spine and the surrounding tissue. Will this require a contrast? Thank you.
Hello, I am needing a quote for price as well as time for an MRI appointment for the ACL area of the leg.
Thank you
Hi There I was wondering about the cost of an MRI scan, specifically targeted for the ACL area. Also a rough estimate on the waiting time to get in A.S.A.P.
Thank you talk soon.
could you let me know how much the full body mir costs? i would like to check for early signs of cancer and also for a knee problem. Does the scan go head to toe?
thanks
Helen
Can MRI detect nerve impingements,specifically in the paraneum or pelvic area?
We are looking for information and pricing on receiving a MRI on a knee prpblem.
Also, is any part of the procedure covered by BC Med??
hey i was just estimating a rough cost of an mri for my knee with and without the arthrogram and full body scan.
thanks
Good Afternoon
My boyfriend needs an MRI for a liver diagnosis. But the wait for an MRI is Calgary is between 6-8 months. Is it possible to get an MRI in BC faster? Is a MRI covered inter provincially?
Thanks for you time.
I was wondering about the price of a full body scan as well as just a breast scan. I am also interested in the price of the lapband. Thank you
Hello Jennifer,
You will be receiving emails from Mandy, our MRI advisor, and Gaezelle our Lap-Band advisor.
my son lives in surrey he needs to have an MRI to diagnose an eye condition papilledema, he does not have insurance. I want to pay for the test, what is the cost? Would you except a credit card as payment?
Please call me if you’d like, I live in LaGrange, il
I heard that MRI cost about a grand per organ. Is it true and why?
Hello Judy,
That is not true.
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