MMC Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Equipment
The department has two MRI scanners – a GE Echospeed and a Siemens Symphony.
Both are 1.5 Tesla Superconducting Magnets. They each have a tunnel 1.5m
long & 60cm in diameter.
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 Siemens Symphony MRI scanner Click on an image to view
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GE Echospeed MRI scanner |
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MRI scanners are very noisy. During a scan, there is vibration and a loud noise like a jackhammer. Patients are given earplugs or perhaps headphones to listen to music during their scan. You can hear the sounds produced during a scan by selecting from the box below.
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MRI Sound 2 |
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MRI CONTENTS |
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