What is MRI?

Upon each diagnosis, you might need to get MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) too. It is not only for cancer diagnosis, but MRI is able to examine any part of the body. Accuracy of MRI is high and patients do not feel pain during MRI which allows physicians to easily diagnose and treat patients. Today, Muang Thai Life Assurance would like to share benefits and details of MRI. 

How Does MRI Work?

Many of you might think about laying down in a tunnel and being scanned by radiation. However, radiation is not used in MRI, but it uses powerful magnet to examine organs. Owing to its high accuracy, physicians can diagnose body precisely without causing patients to feel pain and have danger from residual radiation.

Which Part of Body Can be Examined by MRI?

MRI can examine any part of the body if there is hydrogen. However, it also depends on hydrogen level of organs. Details of MRI examination are as follows.

• Brain such as ischemic stroke, dementia, paralysis, chronic headache
• Abdomen such as liver cancer, uterine anomalies, abdominal tumor, stone, benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Spine such as spondylosis, herniated disc, limb weakness, chronic back pain
  
• Bones and joints such as knee osteoarthritis, injury from sports
• Blood vessel such as blood clots or ectasia
  

What are Benefits of MRI?

Besides MRI’s accuracy and its painless procedures, there are other benefits, such as,

• No danger and no radiation
• Able to show nervous system precisely, especially brain, neck and spine; MRI shows better views than other radiology diagnosis.
• Able to diagnose liver lesion better than other tools.
• Able to diagnose lesion or abnormality regarding cancer, heart, blood vessel disease, bones, joints and muscles better than other tools.
• Able to show blood vessel images without contrast media.
• Less chance of being allergic to MRI contrast than computed tomography scan (CT scan).
• Able to get special techniques to check some chemicals.
  

What is Difference Between MRI and CT Scan?

about MRI, you might think that MRI and CT scan are similar; however, there are differences as follows.

• CT scan uses radiation and takes around 10 – 15 minutes. It diagnoses diseases of bones, lungs, internal organ injury, tumor, etc. However, contrast media is required to enhance image quality. Some patients might be allergic to contrast media and it may be toxic to kidney, especially old persons and patients with kidney disease.
• MRI uses powerful magnet which better shows details of soft tissue and abnormality than CT scan. Each MRI takes around 30 – 90 minutes and it can examine all internal organs. However, MRI is not suitable for patients with medical implants or metal implants because they have to be in huge magnetic field. Thus, patients must notify officers before getting MRI.
  

Regardless of diagnosis methods, we are certain to take care of your health and enhance your confidence through high lump sum coverage, Elite Health Plus. You can choose the most advanced treatment with lump sum benefit of 20 – 100 million Baht per year (as charged). The insurance provides treatment benefits for critical illnesses, cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, pandemic, emerging diseases, common diseases and accidents.

✔ High coverage limit of 20 – 100 million Baht per year (as charged)

✔ Treatment benefits for critical illnesses, pandemic, emerging diseases, common diseases and accidents

✔ Benefit of standard single room in any hospitals

✔ Cover both IPD and OPD(1) with premium of less than 94 Baht(2) per day.

✔ Cover cancer treatments including chemotherapy and targeted therapy as well as immunotherapy, MRI, kidney dialysis without admission.

✔ Entry age is up to 99 years old and coverage is provided until 99 years old.

✔ Able to buy extra coverage such as checkup, dental care, eye care.

Additional details

☑️ Tel. 1766, available 24 hours

☑️ Contact life insurance agents
(1) In case of choosing coverage plans of 40, 75 or 100 million Baht
(2) For 34-year-old insured with coverage plan of 20 million Baht, coverage area of Thailand and annual premium payment mode

• Elite Health Plus Rider must be purchased to attach to in force insurance policy.
• Coverage period of the rider must not exceed coverage period of life insurance policy that this rider is attached to.
• Premium is eligible for tax deduction according to the Revenue Department.
• Coverage conditions are as specified in the insurance policy.
• Underwriting is subject to the Company’s rules.
• Standard single room fee means fee of standard single room of hospitals in Thailand.
• Conditions are according to medical standard and necessity.
• Conditions are as specified by Muang Thai Life Assurance PCL and the bank.
• Please study details of coverage, conditions and exclusions before making a decision to apply for insurance.
  

Sources: Paolo Hospital, Bumrungrad Hospital, Sikarin Hospital, Nakornthon Hospital