If you think you have a condition affecting your sight or hearing, or you’re experiencing symptoms like headaches, seizures, or difficulties in processing information, you’ll want to get a diagnosis quickly. An MRI scan of the head can determine the cause of several conditions, including muscle weakness or numbness, hearing loss, vision problems, and dementia.
Medicana Winchester offers affordable private MRI head scans by expert radiologists, right across the UK. With no waiting lists and weekend appointments, we can offer an MRI scan at short notice, at a time that suits your busy schedule.
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, which is a way of taking pictures inside the body, including the head, using magnetic fields and radio waves. It’s a safe, painless, and non-invasive procedure, capturing high-quality images. Unlike X-rays, MRI doesn’t use potentially harmful radiation. MRI scanning technology is used extensively to examine the head, diagnosing and assessing a wide range of conditions affecting the brain, eyes, and inner ears.
A head MRI can help identify and assess a wide range of conditions associated with the brain, the eyes and eyesight, and the inner ears. Typical symptoms which might warrant a head MRI scan include:
Persistent headaches
Tremors or seizures
Weakness
Extreme physical fatigue
Extreme mental fatigue
Difficulty processing information
At Medicana Winchester, we provide different types of MRI scans focused on different areas:
Brain & Head Scan: A scan of the brain allows your radiologist to see if there are any issues in its structures, including the cerebral cortex, brain lobes, brainstem, ventricles, cerebellum, and meninges.
Orbits (the eye area) Scan: Your orbits consist of several complicated structures associated with the eyes and sight. A scan will show muscles associated with eye movement, the globes of each eye, optic nerves, and blood vessels.
Inner Ears (IAMS) Scan: An inner ear scan helps diagnose problems within the internal auditory meatus (IAM) or inner ear canal. The images will show the bones, nerves, and other tissues in that area to diagnose a range of conditions, including hearing loss and tinnitus.
Depending on the area being scanned, an MRI scan of the head can help diagnose and assess a wide range of diseases, conditions, and injuries.
Brain & Head Scan: May diagnose bleeding, inflammation or swelling, fluid build-up, brain development problems, tumours, infections, and pituitary disorders.
Orbits Scan: Could reveal the presence of haemorrhage, inflammation or swelling, trauma, or optic neuropathy.
Inner Ears Scan: May diagnose acoustic neuromas, sensorineural hearing loss, Ménière’s disease, and tinnitus.
Unless you’re asked to do otherwise, you can continue to eat, drink, and take medication as normal before your scan. You can help by telling our patient care team about your medical history.
Some implants and conditions may affect how your MRI scan is performed, or whether it’s safe to do it at all. These include:
Cochlear implants
Pacemakers
Artificial joints or heart valves
Pregnancy or claustrophobia
If any of these applies to you, please raise the issue with the patient care team before booking an appointment.
Here’s what to expect when you book a private head MRI scan with Medicana Winchester:
Choose your scan type, location, and date, then submit the self-referral form or book online.
Attend your chosen centre on the day of your appointment. Your scan should take between 20 and 40 minutes. We ask you to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment.
Receive a full report and scan images within three days. You can also add an optional consultation with one of our dedicated private GPs to explain your results.
Please click the button below to request your private medical consultation.
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To learn more about arranging your self-pay healthcare at Medicana Winchester Clinic, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
📞 Call us: +44 1962 587821
