What injection is given before an MRI: When a person starts experiencing any physical problem or serious symptoms, he goes to the doctor to get it checked. Many types of medical tests are done to find out which disease a person is suffering from. X-ray is done, blood test, stool and urine test etc. are done. When the disease is not easily detected, in many serious cases the disease is also detected through CT scan and MRI. Talking about MRI i.e. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, it is mainly used in the diagnosis of diseases like heart, stomach, brain, spinal cord, joints, cancer etc. Although MRI is considered safe, but before undergoing MRI, an injection is given to the patient. What is that injection and why is it used, know here.
What is MRI?
MRI is called in English (Magnetic Resonance Imaging-MRI), which is a non-invasive medical imaging technique. Through this, 3D images of the organs, tissues and bones present inside the body are taken. MRI uses powerful magnets and radio waves. No harmful radiation is used in this, hence it is completely safe for the patient.
In MRI, the soft tissues of the body like muscles and organs are all visible very clearly and distinctly, due to which it is a much better medical examination technique than X-ray.
Why do MRI?
When a doctor does an MRI of a patient, it provides a clear image of what disease is present in the patient and to what extent it has progressed, which is often not obtained through normal tests and X-rays. For example, if there is a possibility of cancer, then to what extent the tumor has spread, to what extent the blood vessels have been damaged, how much swelling is there in the veins, all this can be known. MRI is considered safe and there is no pain during the checkup.
Which injection is given before MRI?
When a patient is taken to the lab for an MRI test, he is given an injection. Usually, before or during an MRI scan, a gadolinium-based contrast agent is injected into the patient’s vein through an IV. An IV is a soft, flexible tube that is injected into a vein in the patient’s hand or arm through a small needle or catheter (IV line). With the help of this contrast agent, it is effective in showing the internal parts of the body, blood vessels, tissues, tumors and swelling more clearly. Through this you can get better and accurate diagnosis of the disease. However, if the patient already has any disease related to kidney, liver etc. then clearly inform the doctor. First, tell us if you have had any allergy due to contrast injection. By the way, it is not used in all MRIs.
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