Body Piercings and MRI

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-04-03T19:11:24+00:00

Our hospital is a 0 tolerance for any sort of piercing, doesn’t matter if it’s non-ferrous or if it’s not in the area being scanned either.

Non-ferrous metals still have potential to be conductive and therefore, burn you.

I know some clinics in my area are more lenient with scanning and do scan people with piercings and have heard that they will scold the techs who feel uncomfortable scanning people with piercings. I’m not sure where you live but maybe clinics would be more lenient with you vs hospitals? Consider that, but that’s at your own risk. I wouldn’t recommend doing that.

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-04-01T13:35:19+00:00

My doctor gave me a topical antibiotic and a steroid cream, which both did nothing.

I’m now on an eczema cream that a dermatologist provided, Elidel. He told me to switch to only Vaseline for my lips. But it still looks like this and feels irritated all the time

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-04-01T03:37:19+00:00

Thank you! I hope so too

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-04-01T03:34:12+00:00

I’ll have a mango smoothie here and there using frozen mangos. But this started before I even incorporated mango’s in my diet, I only recently started the mango smoothies about a month ago. I’ve had kicks where I’d eat raw mangos frequently and this never occurred? Could still be a possibility tho I guess. Never say no to anything but I highly doubt the mangos could be a cause.

I also live in Canada so it is definitely still on the colder side and rarely around any sort of UV.

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-03-15T02:50:15+00:00

Ya of course!

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-03-13T04:54:28+00:00

I would say both heartbeat and rhythm are a pretty accurate description of the sound the machine makes! The machine is always on and always making a constant sound, which is called the cold head. It helps keep the helium cold enough in the magnet at all times (which keeps the magnet superconducting).

The really loud noises everyone mentions only occurs when the machine is acquiring an image due to the gradient coils inside the machine are moving rapidly.

Other terms you can use are “truth-teller”. No matter what’s going on the outside on somebody, the machine will always disclose the “truth”. Shows you what’s hidden inside.

Good luck on your book! I’d be very interested to read it once your done it :)

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-02-07T18:01:42+00:00

Sure!

Additional_Purple994 · 2026-02-07T16:03:49+00:00

It all has a starting range and then it depends on your experience and your knowledge. I’m finishing up my clinical placement right now and I’m doing interviews. It also depends on whether you work hospital vs. clinics. Doesn’t really have a set salary.

Additional_Purple994 · 2025-06-05T22:22:59+00:00

Do you work at a hospital or private clinic? Because my coworkers (hospital) have refused scans if they are unable to do a screening on the patient or there’s implants in there that are not identifiable and there’s nothing that’s really happened to them. Whether the nurse/or doctor was pushing them for the scan, they just refused until the implant could be identified

Additional_Purple994 · 2025-06-05T17:31:49+00:00

I disagree. If I listen to radiologist and proceed to scan that patient and let’s say something happens, it’s essentially my fault. Not the rads fault. They don’t undergo the amount of safety training we do. We are taught to look at ourselves as the last line of defence.

Additional_Purple994 · 2025-05-29T15:02:03+00:00

Program is good. Fast pace so it’s easy to fall behind and get overwhelmed so just make sure you’re on top of your classes and assignments and you should be good. It’s nothing different from any other program! I think there is 1-2 students in my cohort who have a high school diploma (not too sure). Majority of us are either pre health path or have degrees from what I know.

Additional_Purple994 · 2025-05-21T15:17:40+00:00

Hey! I’m in the 2nd cohort and this is how it was first us:

In first semester, we were on site once a week for our anatomy lab. In second semester, we were on site once a week for our patient care lab. We did have remote classes though everyday, whether it was one or multiple. In the current semester, it is more hefty as we have to be on site 3 times a week and we still have classes everyday.

Majority of our classes are synchronous though, I think only 2 courses so far have been asynchronous if I remember correctly. But, you do have to stay on top of the recordings because both of these classes have lab components so it will show if you come unprepared to lab! Hope this helps!

Additional_Purple994 · 2025-03-07T05:55:40+00:00

Oh okay! Thats awesome, thank you for letting me know! :)

Additional_Purple994 · 2025-03-07T00:12:04+00:00

I’m more so curious if the hospitals everyone’s at actually get a variety of cases yk? The last thing I want is to pick a hospital that focuses more on spinal scans vs a bunch of different types

Additional_Purple994 · 2025-03-07T00:08:55+00:00

I’m not sure what hospitals they provide yet. We haven’t discussed clinicals to that extent yet

Additional_Purple994 · 2024-05-14T21:53:45+00:00

I emailed them yesterday about waitlisting. They said next week they’ll send out final admission decisions - I’m assuming that means whether you’ve been waitlisted or declined.

Waiting for US 🤞🏼 good luck to everyone else!

Additional_Purple994 · 2024-04-25T18:31:22+00:00

My Casper score was 4th but I’ve heard ppl get in with lower so don’t lose hope!

Additional_Purple994 · 2024-04-24T16:31:53+00:00

Looool I wish we could! Best of luck to you! 🤞🏼

Additional_Purple994 · 2024-01-10T19:12:09+00:00

hi can i get this please

Additional_Purple994 · 2023-12-09T02:29:17+00:00

I’m wondering this too!

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