Open MRI with contrast (1 region)
- Open MRI: 1 region
- Contrast: Included
- Results: Digital format
- Medical Prescription: Not included
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What is included?
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Performance of the diagnostic test
The purchase of the service includes the performance of the diagnostic test in the selected city and hospital.
Important: This test is performed with contrast.
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Results in digital format
Once the test has been carried out, the hospital will specify how long the results will take and will provide them to you in digital format.
Each hospital or clinic has its own method for delivering results: some will send them to you by email, while others will do so via their own applications or online platforms. In any case, the hospital team will indicate how to access them upon completion of the test.
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NOT included - Medical Prescription
In Spain, a medical prescription is necessary for the performance of any diagnostic test. If you do not have one, it will be necessary to attend a consultation with a specialist beforehand to obtain it.
Below, we explain the step-by-step process, whether you have one or not:
You have a medical prescription
- Purchase the test as normal.
- Immediately afterwards, we will send to the email address used for the purchase the instructions for you to send us the medical prescription so that we can manage the appointment.
- With the medical prescription, we will be able to verify that the purchased diagnostic test corresponds to the one indicated by the specialist.
- We will manage your appointment with a date and time so that you can attend the hospital of your choice to have the test performed.
You do not have a medical prescription
If you do not have a medical prescription, Operarme will manage a private consultation for you with one of our specialists at a preferential price (subject to availability in the area). Contact us for more information.
During the consultation, you can inform the doctor about the test you need. They may ask for a medical report regarding your medical problem, if the test you need requires it.
Remember: on the day of the test, you must bring and show the Operarme medical voucher and the medical prescription.
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Refund of the amount if the test is not performed
If, after having purchased the test, you decide not to go ahead with it or the appointment date does not suit your needs, you can request a refund of the amount. In these cases, we will refund the full amount of your purchase without any problem.
To do so, please contact our Patient Service team before the appointment date, and we will manage the refund quickly and easily.
Information of Open MRI with contrast (1 region)
- 01. What is an Open MRI with contrast?
- 02. What does an Open MRI with contrast detect and which parts of the body does it study?
- 03. Price of an Open MRI with contrast (1 region)
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01. What is an Open MRI with contrast?
Open MRI is the ideal alternative for those patients who need to undergo an MRI but suffer from claustrophobia and experience anxiety when taking the test in a "closed tube" machine, or who have severe obesity.
It is also a perfect alternative for children, as they can have their parents or guardians present during the test.
This MRI machine is distinguished by its completely open design consisting of two parallel magnetic plates (top and bottom) leaving the sides open, so patients do not have the feeling of being enclosed in a narrow and completely closed tube, as is the case with conventional MRI.
The Open MRI machine is ideal for patients with claustrophobia, as its completely open design eliminates the feeling of confinement.
Furthermore, contrast is a liquid medication known as gadolinium that is administered intravenously before the MRI scan is performed.
This medication accumulates in certain tissues and allows their electromagnetic properties to be temporarily changed, thus obtaining more defined images in the resonance.
Do you need to have an Open MRI with contrast?
Purchase your test quickly and with the guarantees of Operarme at one of our collaborating medical centres and diagnose possible anomalies.
02. What does an Open MRI with contrast detect and which parts of the body does it study?
Open MRI works in the same way as conventional resonance: it uses powerful magnets and radio waves to produce high-resolution images of the inside of the body, without emitting any radiation to the patient at any time.
It can detect various medical conditions depending on the part of the body or organ that needs to be examined: from muscle injuries, tumours, lumps, inflammation, tears and herniated discs to vascular pathologies and abnormalities in internal organs.
The main parts of the body analysed with an open magnetic resonance imaging scan are:
- Spine.
- Joints: knees, shoulders, wrists, ankles and hips.
- Brain.
- Abdomen and pelvis.
What types of MRI scans cannot be performed with an open resonance machine?
The main difference between a conventional machine and an open machine is the intensity of its magnetic field (teslas):
- Open machines tend to be more limited and have a low field: between 0.2T and 0.5T.
- Closed machines are usually more powerful and faster (high field): 1.5T to 3T.
This means that open machines are a good option when large parts of the body need to be examined, or areas that are not in constant motion, such as joints, bone structure, studies related to traumatology or rheumatology, or basic neurology studies such as the detection of brain tumours.
The studies that are not recommended to be performed by Open MRI, as the power and definition of the machine would be limited, are the following:
- Cardiac MRI
- Studies measuring brain activity.
- Breast studies.
- Spectroscopy.
- Multiparametric prostate studies.
- Angiographies.
03. Price of an Open MRI with contrast (1 region)
The price of the Open MRI with contrast (1 region) through Operarme is 279 €.
This price includes everything necessary for the management, performance of the test and delivery of results. To have this diagnostic test performed, you can do so by clicking on any of the Purchase test buttons.
Once you purchase the test, you will receive the voucher in your email with all the details, invoice and necessary information.
Our Patient Service team at Operarme will contact you within 24 hours of the date of your voucher purchase to coordinate the appointment date that best suits you to perform the diagnostic test.
Remember that it is essential to have a medical prescription to be able to perform the MRI.
If you do not have your medical prescription to perform the test, our Patient Service team can help you manage it.
You can contact our team by calling +34 91 141 33 56 or by filling in the contact form so that we can call you.
Do you need to have an Open MRI with contrast?
Purchase your test quickly and with the guarantees of Operarme at one of our collaborating medical centres and diagnose possible anomalies in one region of the body.
279 €
Step by step
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You request and pay for the medical voucher.
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You receive the information in your email.
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You attend the centre with your medical voucher.
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You receive the results of the test.
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Open MRI with contrast (1 region)
- Open MRI: 1 region
- Contrast: Included
- Results: Digital format
- Medical Prescription: Not included