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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 Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 288 39
Brain lesions 179 15
General health 69 14
Support another treatment 64 8
Slow my MS progress 46 7
Sensation 37 3

See all 781 patients currently having MRI


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 3%
Moderate
8 8%
Mild
11 10%
None
84 79%

Most commonly reported side effects

Claustophobia
6 6%
Headaches
6 6%
anxious
4 4%
Injection site bruising
3 3%
Nausea
3 3%
Sore muscles
3 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
90 85%
Usually
11 10%
Sometimes
2 2%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 5%
Somewhat
18 17%
A little
22 21%
Not at all
61 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
8 8%
$100-199
3 3%
$50-99
2 2%
$25-49
2 2%
< $25
33 31%

Report created on November 20, 2009.