about ten percent of people get claustrophobia, so often they give you a tranquillizer before you go into the tube.
More modern MRI machines are “open” machines, “U”shaped, so are easier on the patient.
Except for the panic attacks, and the high price tags, MRIs don't have side effects.
OH yes: no metal allowed.
I was told many years ago that if you’ve ever had metal in your eye(s), you can’t get an MRI. Is this still true?
Sometimes, a shard can get past one’s safety glasses while grinding or welding.
I need to get a tattoo that says 'NO MRI' because of shrapnel in a lung. I hate to think the result if i'm unable to communicate in a hospital and they decide I need an MRI.