
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a painless diagnostic exam that allows physicians to see inside the body without using surgery or radiation. Instead, MRI uses a magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to create detailed images of the internal organs and tissues.
The MRI images will help your physician diagnose your illness or injury and design a treatment plan. MRI is especially useful when diagnosing conditions affecting the brain, muscles, joints, heart and other organs.
Closed MRI requires patients to lie on a table that slides into a long,
narrow tunnel where images are taken. The confining design of the equipment
makes it difficult to accommodate large patients as well as those who
are claustrophobic, experience anxiety or are handicapped.
Open MRI offers a much less confining experience. Instead of being closed in during the exam, patients lie on an open table with a 360 degree view. The design of the equipment makes it a more comfortable experience for a wide range of patients and also allows for staff or a family member to be close to the patient during the exam.
Southwest General is pleased to welcome Dr. Bradley Blackburn to the Strongsville Medical Center where he offers patients a wide range of procedures, including High Field Open MRI. He has special expertise in the use of sedation during MRI testing for patients who would otherwise not be able to complete the exam, such as those experiencing pain or anxiety.
Prior to joining Southwest General, Dr. Blackburn established the MSN Imaging Center, one of a select few in the country to combine multi-modality imaging with interventional special procedures in an outpatient environment.
Dr. Blackburn is certified by the American Board of Radiology and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners.
A graduate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, Dr. Blackburn completed his diagnostic radiology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Additionally, he completed a Fellowship in Peripheral Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.
Dr. Blackburn is now welcoming new patients, and former MSN Imaging patients, at his new location at Strongsville Medical Center where he and his staff will continue to offer the greater Cleveland community unsurpassed medical care in a comfortable, convenient location.
For help with a referral or to schedule an appointment, call 440-863-4250.