Streeterville Open MRI

This is an awesome facility. I was very nervous and Jenna and Donna helped me so much. I’ve had bad experiences with other facilities. I will not go anywhere else now. Streeterville MRI has gained another client. Thank you ladies for your genuine kindness and for making everything so comfortable.

I recently made an appointment at Streeterville Open MRI and could not be more happy with the service! Jenna was so patient with all my questions, offered fantastic suggestions, gave me a same day appointment, and helped me navigate what can be a messy and confusing insurance process. The center gives you a CD of your images when you leave and has your report ready the next business day, which is tremendous and such a better turn around time than I have experienced when working through the hospital system. The cleanliness, customer service, and quality procedure were all absolutely excellent. I highly recommend!

When you need an MRI, here are some important things to know and consider.
The quality of the imaging equipment and the imaging protocol varies between MRI centers, as do the staff, and the radiologists contracted for reading the images. When you’re lucky, you’ll find all of that in one place: Streeterville Open MRI.
Streeterville Open MRI «has it all» — Top notch equipment: Hitachi Airis II; Good imaging protocol (you should be on the table a while); Wonderful staff; The best radiologist for my needs (Dr. Linda Dew, whom I request whenever possible).
Appointments are pretty easy to make. The staff is amazing and makes you feel as comfortable as possible. Free parking is available (get the directions on where to enter) and you never have to set foot outside between the MRI center and the parking lot — just be sure to get your free parking validation at the MRI center desk.
Don’t assume the prescribing doctor necessarily knows the best place or radiologist for your MRI, or that a hospital radiology department is best. I’ve experienced both to be fallacious. I’ve had more than a few MRIs in recent years. I never knew how vast the differences between MRI centers and the radiologists could be. Ignorance was bliss.
For instance: I just had to repeat a post-​surgical double MRI because the imaging center and radiologist the prescribing doctor assured me was good failed to do a good job and to provide the information needed. The equipment was dated, the protocol was lacking (I was off the table in half the time it should have taken), they didn’t provide good imaging (not the best image resolution), and they failed to provide a thorough report and comparative reading against the MRI done prior to corrective surgery. The report they issued noted a sizable tendon tear — the exact size and location of the surgical repair. The radiologist hadn’t paid attention to the order notes about the surgical repair and comparison request, and provided no comparative reading and report. It was a complete waste of time, energy, and resources.
One month later, I had the post-​surgical double MRI repeated at Streeterville Open MRI, and read by Dr. Dew. The report from Streeterville Open MRI not only included the comparative reading, it showed an important item that first place/​radiologist had completely missed.

My doctor ordered an MRI with anthrogram (dye injection) and after reading horror stories on the internet I was sufficiently terrified of the giant needle. Luckily, the staff at Streeterville Open MRI was fabulous… they made me feel very comfortable and the injection was as easy as that kind of thing gets.
Making an appointment was very easy, and they had a report for my doctor the very next day. Getting an MRI is by no means fun, but the experience was as smooth as I could imagine it being. Highly recommend them!

This place is amazing. While an OPEN MRI is not nearly as scary as the coffin (aka — closed MRI), I was very nervous since I had to have an arhrogram with it. Which is a giant needle they put into your already sore joint. While I can’t lie and say it wasn’t painful, the caring and very kind staff really made it as best as it could get. They were so reassuring, very sweet and funny as well. Very professionl staff, clean and cozy environment. If you have to suffer through an MRI do your best to sweet talk your doc into letting you have an OPEN MRI and come here :)
They also got me in quickly where other MRI places took weeks and will have the results to my doctor the very next day.