The third video in the Understanding MRI animation series explains ‘Having an MRI scan for research: What happens?’ and was released in 2023.

It explores what happens when you have an MRI scan, including some of the important safety factors that must be taken into account with an MRI scanner.

This topic was selected by asking a group of research volunteers which questions they would most like answered about MRI. This was one of the most popular topics.

This animation was co-created by the Understanding MRI team and research volunteers.

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