Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

MRI Screening

Now booking MRIs as soon as next week

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the soft tissue and organs in your body.

MRI does not use any ionizing radiation and has no known harmful effects.

Our Siemens 1.5T wide bore scanner (one of 2 in Canada) offers the latest technology to complete your scan faster in a more comfortable experience.

We perform both dedicated and screening MRI’s to align with your care provider to suit your health care needs.

Starting at $720

Best of all, no long wait times.

Serving Vancouver, Surrey and the Lower Mainland.

Whole Body MRI Screening

WHOLE BODY $2495

  • most comprehensive scan including the head, neck, torso (Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis) lower limbs and spine

  • Does not include heart imaging

  • ankle assessment for people less than 5’9” -arms and feet are not included

    HEAD AND TORSO $1795

  • Includes head, neck, torso (Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis)

  • Does not include detailed heart imaging or spine imaging, arms and legs are not included

    TORSO $995

  • Includes Torso Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis)

  • Does not include detailed heart imaging or spine imaging, arms and legs are not included

Whole Body MRI

Our types of MRI scans

    • A full body MRI scan uses no radiation to scan the whole body

    • Detection of cancers, inflammation, or obstructive processes in the body

      *Ankles may not be visible for people taller than 5’9” or 175cm. Arms and feet are not included.

    • Looks at organs like the liver, pancreas, kidneys

    • Examine blood flow, blood vessels

    • Cause of pain or swelling

    • Examines lymph nodes

    • Detection of brain pathologies such as stroke, swelling, and tumors

    • Assessment of trauma and blood vessels

    • Surgical planning

    • Examination of structures such as the inner ear and sinuses

    • Detection of problems with the bones, soft tissues, nerves and discs

    • Can help determine cause of pain, weakness or numbness

    • Provides information regarding rotator cuff tendons

    • Injuries to biceps tendon

    • Damage to the labrum

    • Detect damage to cartilage, tendons and ligaments around the shoulder joint

  • Evaluation of meniscus tears

    • Injuries to ligaments, cartilage and tendons to knee joint

    • Anatomical assessment of chest wall and heart vessels

    • Can help determine cause of pain, problems affecting lymph nodes

    • Blocked blood vessels

    • Assessment of ligaments, muscles and tendons

    • Detailed view of signs of arthritis, ligament and tendon tears

    • Assessment of inflammation, nerve damage and blood flow

    • Damage to cartilage, ligaments and tendons

    • Pathologies such as neuromas, tumors, infections and necrosis

    • Assessment of tendons, ligaments in the fingers

    • Detection of signs of osteoarthritis and inflammation

    • Assessment of tendons, muscles, nerves

    • Detection of abnormalities like nerve entrapment and inflammation

    • Evaluation of reproductive organs

    • Anatomic assessment of hips, SI joints and other bony structures

    • Blockage of blood vessels and nerves

    • A study that is used to better visualize the structures within a joint that cannot be seen with routine MRI imaging

    • A Fluoroscopy-guided injection of contrast is done directly in the joint to evaluate important tissues structures in greater detail

    • Joints that can be looked at include the shoulder, hip, knee and wrist joint

If your doctor has not already provided you with a filled-out requisition form, please print the requisition below and have your doctor fill it out, and fax to 778-613-2656 or email it to Elysian Imaging at imaging@elysianhealth.ca

REQUISITION