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What to Expect

Your comfort and safety is our greatest concern. Please read below to learn more about our state-of-the-art MRI and to know what to expect.

  • Before your MRI exam, you can eat and drink normally and continue to take any medications prescribed by your doctor, unless otherwise directed at the time your appointment is scheduled.
  • For your safety, it is imperative that you remove all jewelry, glasses, hearing aids, coins, keys, hairpins, dentures, credit cards, and other such metallic objects.
  • You should alert our technologist if you are pregnant or if you have a pacemaker or any other type of metallic implant.
  • Your exam may require the administration of a non-iodine contrast agent to make it easier to view certain areas of the body.
  • You will be asked to change into a patient gown and will be asked to lie still throughout the scan.
  • You will hear knocking sounds, do not be alarmed as these sounds are normal.
A Longstanding Commitment to Serving the Country and Improving Healthcare

A Longstanding Commitment to Serving the Country and Improving Healthcare

When Dr. Steve Tomlinson founded Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital (CTMH) in May 2000 it was always with the intention, vision and dream of bringing exceptional healthcare to the residents of the Cayman Islands.

3T Cayman Invests $5Million in MRI Machine

3T Cayman Invests $5Million in MRI Machine

3T Cayman’s new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine has set the bar high for the standard of medical imaging in the Cayman Islands.

3T Cayman and H.S.A. significantly upgrade the Islands’ MRI capabilities

3T Cayman and H.S.A. significantly upgrade the Islands’ MRI capabilities

The placement of a 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on the campus of the Health Services Authority (H.S.A) represents a major enhancement of diagnostic capability for the Country’s Health Care System.