To look for involvement of nerve tracts in the brain, spinal cord in cases of trauma, brain tumours etc.
Before the preparation for an MRI Scan, you should inform doctor about any metallic objects, such as plates or implants in your body.
The patient will lie down on a table that slides into the MRI machine. The table slides through a large magnet shaped like a tube. You may have a plastic coil placed around your head. After the table slides into the machine, a technician will take several pictures of your brain, each of which will take a few minutes.
This scans tells your doctor about the integrity of the nerve tracts in the brain & spinal cord in case of trauma, tumours.
It helps neurosurgeon to predict operability of the brain tumour & the nuerological deficit post-surgery.