MRI Prostate

Your doctor has recommended you for an MRI of your pelvis and prostate. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to create detailed image slices (cross sections) of the different parts of your body. This allows the physician to evaluate different types of normal body tissue, including seminal vesicles, bladder and lymph nodes; as well as distinguish normal, healthy tissue from diseased tissue. Our team of expert physicians, nurses and technologists is headed by Rola Saouaf, MD, Chief, Body MRI.


Before Arriving for Your Exam

You can print and fill out the MRI Prostate Questionnaire and the MRI Questionnaire before arriving to speed the registration process.


This exam requires that your colon be empty. Please take a Fleet enema #1 two hours before your procedure.




After Arriving


You will be asked to fill out a questionnaire which will determine if an MRI is safe for you. People with various implants (usually metallic) or with metal in their bodies may have difficulty with an MRI, which utilizes a strong magnetic field.

MR images of the prostate.

During Your Exam

You will be asked to change into a hospital gown, and remove any metallic objects.

You will lie on the scanning table headfirst with arms at your side.

Coils (special devices to improve image quality) will be placed in or around the area of your body under study. Also, a special probe may be inserted into your rectum for detailed visualization.

The scanning table will slide your whole body into the magnet.





The exam will take approximately 60 minutes.

After Your Exam



To request a copy of your images on a CD or film, call (310) 423-8000. To request a copy of your report, call (310) 423-8000.

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