Are MRI's for CD always done with contrast?
I had one done a year ago and I only drank water, there was no contrast, and nothing was injected intravenously.
It was really uncomfortable, as I had to drink 2 liters of water, then spend FOREVER in the MRI machine, and just when I thought my bladder was going to burst they pulled me out of the machine... Only to make me drink MORE water and send me right back in for another stretch of time (it felt like eternity). I was practically crying by the time it was over and running through the hospital looking for a bathroom.
I also don't think it was particularly effective, and I don't really think it gave a clear idea of what was going on in the small bowel.
I have changed doctors since then, and I want to ask him for another MRI, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm asking for. Is an MRI of the small bowel and an MRE the same thing? Also, what is the difference between magnetic resonance ENTEROGRAPHY and magnetic resonance ENTEROCLYSIS?
Any help would be much appreciated!
I had one done a year ago and I only drank water, there was no contrast, and nothing was injected intravenously.
It was really uncomfortable, as I had to drink 2 liters of water, then spend FOREVER in the MRI machine, and just when I thought my bladder was going to burst they pulled me out of the machine... Only to make me drink MORE water and send me right back in for another stretch of time (it felt like eternity). I was practically crying by the time it was over and running through the hospital looking for a bathroom.
I also don't think it was particularly effective, and I don't really think it gave a clear idea of what was going on in the small bowel.
I have changed doctors since then, and I want to ask him for another MRI, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm asking for. Is an MRI of the small bowel and an MRE the same thing? Also, what is the difference between magnetic resonance ENTEROGRAPHY and magnetic resonance ENTEROCLYSIS?
Any help would be much appreciated!