Head MRI

Head MRI at Sky Ridge Medical Center

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical test that helps doctors diagnose and treat medical conditions.

Common Uses of a Head MRI

MR imaging of the head is performed to help diagnose:

• Tumors of the brain.
• Developmental anomalies of the brain.
• Vascular anomalies of the head (aneurysm for example).
• Disorders of the eyes and the inner ear.
• Stroke.
• Trauma patients (in selected patients).
• Disease in the pituitary gland.
• Certain chronic disorders of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis.
• Causes of headache.

Doctors also use the MR examination to document brain abnormalities in patients with dementia.