Required Order Information
You will need to provide the following patient information when scheduling:
- MRI is body part specific. Please list the exact area to be scanned on your order.
- Date of birth; social security number; phone number.
- Patient height, weight.
- Any chance of pregnancy.
- Previous surgeries, especially to area of interest.
- History of cancer
- History of metal or foreign implants within the body from any surgeries or accidents.
- If the patient has worked around metal (welder, machine shop), he/she must arrive 30 minutes prior to appointment for x-ray clearance (at no charge).
- Patients with pacemakers, certain types of bio-stimulators, drug infusion devices, or ferrous (magnetic) aneurysm clips cannot have an MRI exam.
- If patient is claustrophobic please discuss the options of an oral sedative to take prior to the exam time.
- If patient requires a sedative, referring physician should order prescription (PO meds).
- Please provide any relevant films and/or reports from non CaroMont facilities if possible.
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