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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
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With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, MRI of the brain, brain MRI.
A brain magnetic resonance imaging test is a medical procedure used to take pictures of the brain. Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is performed using magnetic fields and radio waves. It differs from CT scans in that it does not use radiation
A MRI machine is a large, donut-shaped machine with a tunnel in the center. The patient will need to lie still on a table within this tunnel while the test is performed. It may take many minutes to an hour. Later on, a computer is used to stitch the images together and form a 3-D model of the brain.
No special preparation is needed for brain magnetic resonance imaging in most cases. All metal needs to be removed from the body prior to the procedure. Some children might require sedatives in order to remain still during the MRI.
Reviewed by: Yadira L Martinez-Fernandez, MD
This page was last updated on: August 31, 2022 10:30 AM