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What is MRI?

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the structure and function of the body and provides much greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than does computed tomography scans (CT Scan).

Reasons had & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons had
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Other 290 39
Brain lesions 188 15
General health 73 15
Multiple Sclerosis MS 72 13
Support another treatment 67 8
Sensation 44 5

See all 809 patients currently having MRI

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 3%
Moderate
9 8%
Mild
10 9%
None
95 81%

Most commonly reported side effects

Headaches
7 37%
Claustophobia
6 32%
Anxious
5 26%
Sore muscles
4 21%
Nausea
3 16%
uneasy
3 16%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
99 85%
Usually
11 9%
Sometimes
4 3%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
6 5%
Somewhat
22 19%
A little
23 20%
Not at all
66 56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
7 6%
$100-199
4 3%
$50-99
2 2%
$25-49
2 2%
< $25
37 32%

Report created on March 18, 2010.