The Ashford Hospital is now offering the latest advancements in Heart Diagnostic Imaging.
A CMR scan will usually take between 45 minutes to 1 hour, and involves lying on a sliding table that will take you inside our scanner. You will be asked to hold your breath intermittently throughout the scan. Sometimes an injection of contrast dye will be used to identify scar tissue in the heart. Our scanner at One Ashford is the only state-of-the-art, wide-bore machine in Kent to offer a comprehensive CMR imaging service, including stress testing to detect the presence of heart artery blockages/angina.
Our Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Steven White says ’CMR is the test I rely on to provide me with the information I need to treat my patients effectively, or reassure them their heart is normal – CMR often resolves dilemmas when more basic heart tests are equivocal’.
If you have any concerns, please call One Ashford direct on 01233 423 000 where a member of our team will be pleased to assist.
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