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Does anyone know how many MRIs a person can have in a year?
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Aside from the kidneys dealing with Contrast dyes, the body should not have any issues with MRI frequency. There is no radiation involvement if that is your issue.
Although I am not a physician, as an engineer I worked on the early MRI systems at General Electric in 1979/80. There were no limiting factors back then. Today, the magnetic fields are even lower because the sensor array is vastly improved as is the computer ability. I will however confess that the patient table is still hard and rather uncomfortable and it seems there has been little improvement in that area. Typical as engineers often focus on the guts of a system whilst neglecting the comforts and user experience. You might get a sore bum having daily MRI’s.
What is your concern(s)?
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I agree with @hrhwilliam
The greatest benefit of MRI was they are not radiation. So the damage of ongoing radiation is not present with MRIs.
If you have contrast done that would depend on the type and side affects of the contrast.
I have an ICD/Pacemaker and thus have to have a special MRI done on me but it is possible. I am told the MRI special machine is a lower level power and the PACE Clinic comes in and shuts off my pacing during the MRI.
Some new ICD/Pacemakers and their wires are MRI compatible. That is a great improvement. I had my wires put in in 2006. So have some wires that are not MRI compatible.
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I have two tumors pressing on the outside of my brain. They found these tumors after I had a cat scan and then MRI. I will have another MRI in 3 months. I was thinking of having a full body scan. I just didn’t know if this advisable to have since I am having so many MRIs and scans.