Guest guest Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 MRI means " magnetic Resonance Imaging. " It uses a magnet to take pictures of your body. And NO you cannot use an " open " MRI if you have an implant. You cannot even be IN THE ROOM with an MRI because it is not possible to turn a magnet off. (Yours or the MRI machine's) Almost all cochlear implants have a magnet as part of the internal array. This allows you to attach the external speech processor, which also has a magnet. " light " MRI is not as strong, so it doesn't reveal everything that a Dr. needs to see in order to use an MRI. It is an older MRI, and they are not easy to find, since most locations upgrade when new equipment becomes available. Other tests would work almost as well, like Ultra sound, X Ray, CT scan etc, and there are no restrictions on those when you have an implant. Some people think they can get an MRI if it's not on their head. They are WRONG. The thing to remember is you cannot even be in the same room with an MRI machine if you have a cochlear implant. That being said, the magnet can be removed from the Nucleus devices, and THEN you can have an MRI. Another magnet will be inserted afterwards. If you have a medical condition that requires frequent MRIs, then a Nucleus device can be adapted so you don't have an internal magnet as part of the implant. I can only speak about Nucleus devices from Cochlear Corp, because that's what I have and am familiar with. I don't know what a light MRI means? ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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