A 42-year-old member asked:
i'm getting a m.r.i done on monday, for my ankles and i'm not sure what it is. like what goes on ?
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Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered
28 years experience Podiatry
It is a machine : You get placed on a stretcher type device and you will then be moved into the machine....for ankles the feet go into the tube first, your head does not go into the machine.....google for a picture.
Answered on May 17, 2014
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