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Tried again to do a brain mri mild sedation still could not do it, clusraphobia no stand up mri in aus, please what alliterative scan is there had a ct.

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Dr. Uma Swamy answered

Depends: Depends on why the test is being done. But if you need a MRI and mild sedation doesn't work, many radiology centers do conscious sedation. An alternative test is ct head with contrast but is often not as sensitive as a MRI but again it really depends on why the test is being ordered. Please speak with your ordering physician.

Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

Tried again to do a brain mri mild sedation still could not do it, clusraphobia no stand up mri in aus, please what alliterative scan is there had a ct.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Uma Swamy answered

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