Abdominal MRI

Self-pay abdominal MRI at Sagena Frýdek-Místek provides detailed, radiation-free imaging of the liver, pancreas, kidneys, spleen, adrenal glands and other abdominal organs. It is used to characterise lesions found on ultrasound or CT, investigate unexplained abdominal pain or abnormal liver tests, and follow known findings over time. Fixed-price companion examinations are published for MR enterography of the small bowel (10,000 Kč incl. contrast) and kidney MRI with urography (12,000 Kč incl. contrast). Scans run on Siemens 1.5T/3T systems with appointments typically within 24–72 hours.

Abdominal MRI is the problem-solver of body imaging: it characterises organ lesions with soft-tissue contrast that ultrasound and CT cannot match, and does so without ionising radiation — relevant when repeated follow-up is expected. **What it covers:** the liver (characterising focal lesions such as haemangiomas, adenomas, focal nodular hyperplasia or suspected malignancy), pancreas (cysts and solid lesions), kidneys and adrenal glands (complex cysts, masses, adenomas), spleen and retroperitoneum. Supplementary MR sequences are included in the listed price, so the protocol can be tailored to the clinical question without surprise costs. **Published companion examinations:** Sagena also lists MR enterography — a dedicated small-bowel study with contrast used mainly in Crohn's disease and unexplained GI symptoms — at a fixed 10,000 Kč including the contrast agent, and a kidney MRI including MR urography (imaging the collecting systems and ureters) at 12,000 Kč including contrast. These fixed all-in prices are unusual transparency for the Czech self-pay market. **The examination** typically takes 30–45 minutes. Many sequences are acquired during breath-holds, and the radiographer coaches you through them via the intercom; the Deep Resolve AI reconstruction shortens acquisition and reduces motion artefacts. You should not eat, drink or smoke for at least 2 hours beforehand (fasting also improves image quality in the upper abdomen). If contrast is administered you remain under observation for 20 minutes afterwards. **Booking and safety:** self-pay, no referral required; slots from 24 hours with a 72-hour guarantee, online booking and payment. Standard MRI exclusions apply — pacemakers, neurostimulators, cochlear implants, certain vascular clips, metal in the eye, insulin pumps, first-trimester pregnancy. Tell the team about any kidney disease before contrast examinations.