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Starship Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Public Service, Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Liver), Paediatrics, Endoscopy (Gastroenterology)
MR Abdomen (magnetic resonance scan)
This is a test where the abdomen is examined using an MR scanner. Children lie on a special table which moves in and out of a donut shaped scanner. Pictures of their small intestine and liver can be taken. There are no x-rays with this scan. The scan may take up to 45 minutes. It is noisy but completely painless. Younger children may require a general anaesthetic to help them keep still during the scan.
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