Scan comfort: preferences to discuss before the appointment
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Yenra | Prepared September 19, 2026
Companion guide: https://yenra.com/ambient/

Use this editable question sheet with your clinical team. It is a discussion aid, not a prescription or device operating instruction. Write down instructions supplied by the team; leave unknown answers blank and ask. Do not delay urgent care to complete it.

Keep your completed copy privately. This file has no form submission or data collection.

1. Appointment date, examination and department contact:
   ____________________________________________________________

2. What was difficult at an earlier scan:
   ____________________________________________________________

3. Most important comfort or communication need:
   ____________________________________________________________

4. Lighting preferences and whether moving projections are uncomfortable:
   ____________________________________________________________

5. Sound, hearing protection or communication needs:
   ____________________________________________________________

6. Positioning, pain, mobility or transfer assistance:
   ____________________________________________________________

7. Preferred way to explain touch, instructions and time remaining:
   ____________________________________________________________

8. Agreed signal for help or a pause:
   ____________________________________________________________

9. Interpreter, support person or child preparation needs:
   ____________________________________________________________

10. Options the unit has confirmed are available and safe:
   ____________________________________________________________

11. MRI screening information supplied, if relevant:
   ____________________________________________________________

12. Sedation or anesthesia arrangements only if agreed by the clinical team:
   ____________________________________________________________

13. Preparation, transport and recovery instructions confirmed:
   ____________________________________________________________

14. Who to contact if the plan needs to change:
   ____________________________________________________________

Source context: questions accompany the linked Yenra guide and its primary references. The source relevant to your care or equipment must be checked by the responsible team.
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/safety-mr
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/how-to-prepare-for-mri-exam
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/mri-scans/
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/safety-anesthesia