Diagnostic Services - MRI Scans

MRI machines are located in the Brandon, Central, Prairie Mountain Health, Southern Health-Santé Sud, and Winnipeg regional health authorities. Ask your health care provider where you are having your scan.

What is an MRI?

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body. In some cases, a contrast material (dye) may be injected to show pictures of organs or structures more clearly.

 

Please note:  not all facilities perform all types of MRI scans.

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MRI Scan Wait Times

Regional Health Authority	Facility	Wait Time (in weeks)
Prairie Mountain Health	Brandon Regional Health Centre	8
Southern Health-Santé Sud	Boundary Trails	8
Winnipeg	Health Sciences Centre - Adults	15
	Health Sciences Centre - Children (with anaesthesia)	8
	Health Sciences Centre - Children (without anaesthesia)	10
	Pan Am Clinic	16
	St. Boniface General Hospital	13
Manitoba Average		13
Data for April 2013

Diagnostic wait times are currently under development. Facilities are in different stages of implementation of improved technology for wait time data collection, resulting in variability in wait time data presented between facilities.

MRI Scans Performed

Regional Health Authority	Facility	Number of Scans Performed (per month)	2013/2014 Fiscal Year to Date1	2012/2013 Fiscal Year1
Prairie Mountain Health	Brandon Regional Health Centre	628	628	7,337
Southern Health-Santé Sud	Boundary Trails	600	600	5,895
Winnipeg	Health Sciences Centre - Adults	1,459	1,459	17,489
	Health Sciences Centre - Children	235	235	2,670
	Pan Am Clinic	813	813	9,378
	St. Boniface General Hospital	2,212	2,212	26,467
Manitoba Total2		5,947	5,947	69,236
Data for April 2013

¹ Fiscal year is April to March.

² Total MRI volumes include some scans performed at other facilities through contract with the WRHA.