Welcome To Village Open MRI
A Divison Of
Five Towns Neurology
We offer rapid turnaround, exceptional imaging expertise, and convenient access to comfortable, patient-focused MRI services.
Why Choose Village Open MRI?
Patient Comfort
Our open MRI design provides patients with a relaxed, spacious environment, significantly reducing anxiety and ensuring a calming, stress-free imaging experience from start to finish.
NYC Metro Area Location
Just 10 minutes from JFK and near LaGuardia, we’re within reach of Connecticut and New Jersey. providing convenient access for patients throughout the region.
Exceptional Image Quality
Utilizing advanced MRI technology, our facility delivers high-resolution, precise imaging, enabling accurate diagnosis and informed treatment decisions.
Rapid Turnaround
Our streamlined process ensures swift scheduling, quick imaging procedures, and expedited results, minimizing wait times and enabling prompt clinical decision-making.
Accessibility for All Patients
Our facility is thoughtfully designed to accommodate patients with diverse mobility and comfort needs, ensuring easy access and a welcoming experience for everyone.
Friendly and Professional Staff
Our highly skilled team prioritizes compassionate care, ensuring each patient feels welcomed, supported, and well-informed throughout their imaging experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Village Open MRI, located in Cedarhurst, is a state of the art facility offering diagnostic radiology services to the greater New York and Long Island area. We are currently the only facility in the Five Towns that offers an open MRI.
About Village Open MRI
Our friendly staff and MRI technicians are committed to serving the needs of each patient as well as referring doctors in the community. Our open MRI technology uses a Hitachi Airis 2 system with imaging quality that rivals closed systems. All of our readings are done by board-certified radiologists and test results can be accessed quickly and easily.
Convenient Location & Access
Our facility has ample parking and is also accessible through public transportation.
Participating Insurance Companies
Referring Doctors Please Make Sure Your Patient Brings the Following:
- Authorization Number From Insurance Company
- Copy Of His/Her Insurance Card
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. An MRI offers a safe and efficient method for medical diagnosis of many conditions, without the use of harmful x-rays. In many cases, MRI can lead to early detection and treatment of disease without surgery or biopsy.
It is a noninvasive method of examining the soft tissue of the body including organs, muscles and tendons.
The strength of the magnetic field and the frequency of the radio waves have no known harmful effects. However there are some patients who cannot have an MRI test due to certain medical conditions such as pregnancy and metallic or electronically implanted devices.
Not all metallic implants are contraindicated for MRI. Consult your doctor or MRI Technologist for clarification.
This is a common occurrence with the "tunnel" style MRI's. Our OPEN MRI system is spacious, comfortable and quiet. Most patients who could not tolerate the "tunnel" have no trouble, and do not feel claustrophobic in the OPEN MRI.
Our Open MRI Advantages:
- Open on all sides making it airy, bright, and OPEN
- No "closed-in" feeling
- A friend or family member can sit with you, even hold your hand
- Scanning table has no weight limit
- Comfortable positioning with cushioned pads, pillows and specially formed sponges
In order to perform the study we need a referral from your physician. Your doctor will provide us with the necessary information to perform the most accurate study.
You will not have any restrictions on eating or drinking before your scan. (Certain scans regarding the abdomen or pelvis might have restrictions.)
What to Bring & Wear:
We have dressing rooms for your personal belongings, clothing, jewelry and other metallic items. Jewelry and other metallic items should be kept at a minimum because it might interfere with the scan.
Clothing with zippers, hooks and snaps will need to be removed. We have gowns and scrubs for you to change into. If you prefer, you may wear your own sweats, shorts or other loose clothing.
You will be asked to lie down on the scanning table, usually on your back. We will make you comfortable with the aid of pillows, blankets and sponges.
A MRI coil is placed around the part of the body to be scanned. This acts as an antenna directing the magnetic energy to that area. You will be asked to lie still for the duration of the scan approximately 30-45 minutes.
You will hear the faint knocking sound while the system is scanning.
You will hear a variating knocking sound during the scan, which is a by-product of the scan process.
Comfort Options:
- Earplugs are available
- We provide an assortment of music to help you relax
- You are welcome to bring your own CD or cassette!
- Two-way intercom system for communication with the technologist
Advise the technologist of any pacemaker, or other implanted devices in your body. Also make the technologist aware of any previous surgeries, including:
- Heart surgery for pacemaker or other implanted devices
- Brain surgery for aneurysm clips
- Back surgery
- Cochlear implants
- Pregnancy
- History of working with metal, or in the metal trades
Fast Results:
Our policy is to have a preliminary report faxed to your doctor as soon as the radiologist reads your film, usually the same day. The full, transcribed report is sent to your doctor the next business day.
Yes, the images from our Hitachi OPEN MRI Systems are comparable to the images from a closed system. Using state-of-the-art technology and aggressively pursuing the latest protocol developments have dramatically improved the quality of scans generated by Open Advanced MRI.
MRI poses no danger to the majority of patients. Certain medical conditions will prevent someone from having an MRI. The strong magnetic field can cause disruption to internally placed devices such as pacemakers, heart valves, aneurysm clips.
Yes, your child can have an MRI. Children under 5 years old are generally given a mild sedative during the scan to keep the child from moving.
Child-Friendly Environment:
With the open MRI system, a parent may stay in the scan room with the child, and hold their hand during the scan. This is a great way to relieve any apprehension the child or the parent may have about the procedure.
MRI is usually not recommended for pregnant patients, particularly in the first trimester, although there are no known side effects from MRI.
A board certified radiologist is a medical doctor specifically trained to read diagnostic images including X-rays, CAT Scans, Ultrasounds and MRI's.
Village Open MRI
Located in Cedarhurst
State of the art diagnostic radiology services
Serving the greater New York and Long Island area