The Department of Radiology at UI Hospitals and Clinics has opened an MR Imaging Center at UI Family Care - Southeast Iowa City, 1130 Scott Blvd.
This new service offers MR imaging in an outpatient setting to provide patients with a convenient location for these examinations, as well as expert interpretation by subspecialty radiologists.
The MR unit at Southeast Iowa City is a state-of-the-art, high-resolution, 1.5 Tesla magnet machine capable of performing a wide variety of MR imaging studies. The center is staffed by MR technologists rotating from the MR Center at UI Hospitals and Clinics.
Examinations will be performed using the same disease-specific protocols used at the main campus, assuring high-quality diagnostic examinations. Studies will be transferred digitally to radiologists at UI Hospitals and Clinics for same day interpretation.
Clinic hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments may be scheduled by calling the MRI scheduling number at 319-384-9799.
FAQs
When is the imaging center open?
Southeast Iowa City Center hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
How can I schedule an exam?
You can call MR scheduling at 384-9799. Schedulers are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
What exams can be performed at UI MR Imaging?
All types of otolaryngologic, neurologic, and orthopaedic examinations can be performed on this scanner, with the exception of wrist and TMJ studies. This scanner performs MR angiography of the extremities and neck.
Can any patient go to the Imaging Center?
Restrictions for patients include: history of claustrophobia, history of metal in the eyes, patients who require sedation, patients with cardiac pacemakers or cerebral aneurysm clips, patients with cochlear implants, and patients who cannot walk or are in mobilized wheelchairs.
What about other types of implant?
If patients have an implant of any kind, please call to be certain it is "MR compatible."
How long until results are available?
Examinations are typically interpreted within 24 hours.
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