MRI Preparation Instructions

All Patients Must

  • Bring your valid health card to your appointment.
  • Arrive 20 minutes early to register.
  • Refrain from wearing scents (we are a scent-free environment).

Please follow the specific exam instructions below. These instructions are important and must be followed.

GNMI Patient Preparation

MRI Preparation

  • Do not wear jewelry, hair pins, or piercings.
  • Wear loose clothing with no metal.

MRI Abdomen, Liver, Kidney, Pancreas, Adrenals, Rectum, Fistula, Pelvis

  • Fast for 4 hours (nothing to eat or drink).

MRI Enterography

  • Fast for 4 hours.
  • Start drinking 5 cups (40 oz / 1.25 L) of water 2 hours before your exam.
  • Finish drinking at least 1 hour before your appointment.

MRI Cardiac

  • Fast for 4 hours.
  • No caffeine or nicotine on exam day.
  • Avoid erectile dysfunction medications (Cialis, Viagra, etc.) for 72 hours prior.
  • Shave chest hair if necessary.