Starship Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Postal Address

Private Bag 92 024
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142

Contact Details

Phone (09) 367 0000 ext 22292
Fax (09) 375 4371

Outpatient appointments and surgical booking enquiries: (09) 638 0400 or  

MR Abdomen (magnetic resonance scan)

This is a test where the abdomen is examined using an MR scanner. Children lie on a special table which moves in and out of a donut shaped scanner. Pictures of their small intestine and liver can be taken. There are no x-rays with this scan. The scan may take up to 45 minutes. It is noisy but completely painless.  Younger children may require a general anaesthetic to help them keep still during the scan.

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/gastroenterology-hepatology-liver/starship-paediatric-gastroenterology-and/