Star Imaging provides cutting-edge MRI imaging techniques using GE’s Signa Creator 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner. We provide the best MRI scans within the time frame specified for the specific scan. We have helped over 50,000 patients with accurate and timely reports, and have earned a reputation for dependability, affordability and quality.

A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan is a medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create detailed images of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. This scanning procedure yields details that other imaging techniques such as CT scans or X-rays, cannot. It is a safe procedure with no side effects because it does not use ionizing radiation or X-rays, making it suitable for children, pregnant women, and repetitive studies.

As a result, it has become the preferred investigation for head, spine, and joints (musculoskeletal) problems. When it comes to analysing small structures of the brain, such as the brain stem or the pituitary gland, an MRI scan is effective and unparalleled.

With its added dimension of depth, an MRI scan provides additional ‘vision’ and ‘understanding,’ making it invaluable for medical purposes – whether diagnosis or treatment. The results of an MRI scan can be used to help diagnose conditions, plan treatments, and evaluate the efficacy of previous treatments.

The quality of images produced by MRI scanners varies due to the strength of their magnets, which is measured in Tesla (T). Star Imaging has invested in the best 1.5T scanner with a wide field of vision, allowing for greater body area coverage in less time. 1.5T is the current standard magnet strength used to achieve the best MRI scan results.

Scans usually take approximately 10-40 minutes to complete, for a single area. An MRI scan can be used to examine almost any part of the body, including the brain and spinal cord, bones and joints, breasts, heart and blood vessels, and internal organs, such as the liver, uterus, or prostate gland.

What happens during an MRI scan?

An MRI scanner is a large tube with powerful magnets inside. During the scan, you lie on a flat bed that moves inside the tube. You’ll be moved into the scanner either head first or feet first, depending on which part of your body is being scanned.

From the console room, our technician operates the machine and controls the scanner. They can communicate with the patient. Scans’ time depends on the size of the area being scanned and the number of images taken. A patient typically hears loud noises when the electric current in the scanner coils switches on and off. We provide earplugs to reduce the noise.

Also our machine has an acoustic reduction technology, due to which there is approximately 30% less sound as compared to other scanners.

What is the procedure for an MRI scan?

On an MRI, signals from millions of protons in the body are combined to create a detailed image of the inside of the body in the same way that millions of pixels on a computer screen can create complex pictures.