Patient Guidelines & Protocols
Prepare for Your Test
Proper preparation ensures accurate diagnosis and faster reporting. Review guidelines for your specific scan or test below.
Bring to Every Visit
Required documentation for registration and reporting
Bring doctor's prescription or referral slip
Photo ID card (Aadhaar / Voter ID / Passport)
Old reports, films and CDs of the same body part
List of current medications
- Tell staff before booking if you have a pacemaker, defibrillator, cochlear implant, aneurysm clip, insulin pump, metal fragments in the eye, or any implant. Some of these make MRI unsafe.
- Remove all metal: jewellery, hairpins, watch, belt, hearing aids, removable dentures and dental plates. Cards and phones stay in the locker.
- Wear loose clothes without zips. A gown is provided.
- Routine MRI needs no fasting. MRI with contrast, MRCP and abdominal MRI: fast for 4–6 hours. Bring a recent serum creatinine report (within 1 month) for contrast studies.
- The scan takes 20–45 minutes and the machine is noisy. Earplugs are given. Tell us if you are claustrophobic; sedation can be arranged with your doctor's advice.
- Pregnant? Tell staff before the scan.
Have a question regarding test fasting or instructions?
Our clinical desk is available to guide you regarding sample collection, fasting times, or sedation arrangements.