High Yield Imaging

For patients

Axial T1 brain MRI (MNI ICBM152 template) labelled: skull, white matter, grey matter, scalp fat: bright. Handwritten note: CSF: dark on T1.
MRI: MNI ICBM152 2009b template. Copyright (C) 1993-2004 Louis Collins, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University. Labels added.

For patients

Plain-language guides to what happens at an MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound scan, and how to get through one if you are anxious.

On this pageBefore your scanChildren and pregnancyWhy this scan

Before your scan

Your MRI ScanYour MRI scan, step by stepYour X-ray or CT ScanWhat happens at your X-ray or CTYour Ultrasound ScanWhat happens at your ultrasoundGetting Through Your MRIHelp with claustrophobia and anxiety

Children and pregnancy

Paediatric MRIWhy Children Get MRI and How It’s AdaptedFetal MRIUses, Safety and What It Adds to Ultrasound

Why this scan

Which Scan When?MRI, CT or ultrasound for common clinical questionsMRI in RadiotherapyMRI before and during radiotherapy

These pages explain what usually happens. Your own hospital’s instructions come first, and questions about your own care are for your doctor or the imaging team looking after you.

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