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Is it possible for muscles to get tense or numb during mri. (went for neck pain on right side & back pain) my lower extremities got tense , felt like they were going to twitch? contrast was taken too

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Yes: Due to the rapidly changing high magnetic fields used to generate an MRI image, small muscle twitches are frequently experienced.

Dr Saghafi agreed

Answered 6/18/2015

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