Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic tool that produces detailed images of the human body without the use of X-rays.  These images are created using a large magnet, radio waves and a computer system to process the data.  Procedures using MRI are painless and involve no ionizing radiation.

DRC provides state of the art MRI equipment including both high-field traditional magnets as well as low-field open magnets for extra comfort.  In addition, we are offering the region's first high-field open magnet at our Battlefield Imaging location.  This year, 2010, at Chattanooga Outpatient Center, DRC added the region's first 3T high-field open magnet. You can also obtain an MRI at the following DRC locations: Tennessee Imaging and Vein Center and Hutcheson Medical Center.  Therefore, DRC is able to provide the best quality imaging study while maximizing patient comfort.