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MRI Procedures for Children
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, your doctor wants us to take some pictures of the insides of your body using a big camera. Some people think the MRI machine looks like a giant circle. Even though the MRI machine is very big, there's nothing to be afraid of when you come to visit us and have your pictures taken. In fact, keep watching and find out what will happen when you come for your MRI exam.
When you first get here my friends will ask you and your family members a few questions. We'll ask a few questions first like your name, how old you are, things like that, then we want to make sure that it's ok for you to go into the MRI machine. The MRI machine uses big magnets to help take the pictures so we want to make sure you don't have any metal things in your body or in your pockets. Metal items will make the pictures blurry. When we finish asking all of the questions we'll have your family member help you take off some of your clothes and put on a gown which looks like pajamas. Then we're ready to get started with your MRI exam.
When we bring you into the room look around, right in the middle of the room you'll see the big MRI machine. There's a sound that is similar to the noise of birds chirping that is letting us know that the machine is turned on. This is the MRI table, it's where you lie down while the machine is taking pictures of you, depending on what part of your body we're going to take pictures of we may put a piece of equipment around that part of your body. The equipment will let the camera know what part of your body we're going to photograph. Once you are lying down on the table, the table will move into the middle of the giant circle. The middle is open so you can see through to the other side. This is where we take the pictures for your doctor. You will not feel anything, but you will hear loud sounds coming from the machine so we'll give you some earplugs to help keep the noise out.
While you are in the MRI machine, your family member will be around the whole time. They can talk to you while you're in the machine, but we need you to try to hold very still, like when someone is trying to take your picture, so that your pictures aren't blurry. The technologist is the person who will be taking the pictures and they will be sitting behind the glass, they will even be able to talk to you using the microphone and can hear what you say too. After we take all of the pictures we will slide the table back out of the middle of the giant circle and will help you get down from the table.
