To schedule a test in MRI, please contact Central Scheduling at (602) 640-3131.

If your physicians has ordered you to have an MRI, there is no better place to go than Banner Estrella Medical Center. Our state-of-the-art technology and skilled staff make this procedure quick and easy for patients and their families.

What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, is a detailed imaging of organs and tissues throughout the body using a powerful, rapidly-changing magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to demonstrate whether or not there is an injury or disease process present.

For the procedure, the patient is placed within the MRI scanner, which is typically a large tunnel or doughnut-shaped magnet with both ends open. The MRI machine at Banner Estrella is the most up-to-date equipment, offering faster scanning times with higher resolution images and a shorter, less confining patient tunnel.

Patient are able to communicate with the technologist at all times during the scan using a two-way intercom system.

High resolution images are generated as "slices" that can be viewed in planes from any desired direction.

Why would I have an MRI?
Physicians can order MRI scans for multiple different injuries or tests. Some of the most common procedures are:

• Brain scans
• Spine lumbar, thoracic or cervical scans
• Knee scans
• Abdomen scans
• Extremities scans