{"id":1274,"date":"2021-06-09T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/2021\/06\/09\/total-mri-of-the-heart\/"},"modified":"2021-06-10T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T21:29:37","slug":"total-mri-of-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/2021\/06\/09\/total-mri-of-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Total MRI of the Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of investigating my chest \u201cpain\/discomfort<\/a>\u201d I\u2019m getting an MRI of my heart. I\u2019m at the Andre Sakharov MRI Centre <\/a> at St. Boniface Hospital. I\u2019m pretty familiar with the process now as I\u2019ve had a few of these recently. As they say this is not my first rodeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andre Sakharov MRI Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The process is very efficient and quick. I change into the traditional hospital garb, get the IV for introducing the contrast material and only wait a couple of minutes before I\u2019m getting into the MRI tube. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once on the MRI bed I\u2019m wired up with some chest leads for heart monitoring, ear plugs and a headset to block the noise of the MRI and to hear the breathing instructions from the operator. \u201cTake a breath in, breath out, hold your breath\u2026. breathe\u201d about 25-35 times in a row. About 45 minutes later, we\u2019re done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A small twist in these COVID mask wearing days is you get a new mask, ones that don\u2019t have any metal across the top. The strong magnetic fields in the MRI do some crazy things to metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of masks, I got a laugh on the way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of investigating my chest \u201cpain\/discomfort\u201d I\u2019m getting an MRI of my heart. I\u2019m at the Andre Sakharov MRI Centre at St. Boniface Hospital. I\u2019m pretty familiar with the process now as I\u2019ve had a few of these recently. As they say this is not my first rodeo. The process is very efficient and … <\/p>\n

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