Emergency

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at Lions Gate Hospital

  • 231 East 15th Street North Vancouver, BC V7L 2L7
  • Fax:  (604) 984-5885

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a specialized machine with strong magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of the body.

It is a safe way to get a closer look at structures and tissues in your body including the brain, spine, joints, muscles, abdomen, and blood vessels.

How to access

  • Get a referral

    Have your physician complete a regional MRI requisition form and appropriateness checklist. 

  • By appointment only

    The department clerk will contact patients to arrange the appointment. Call (604) 984-5775 to change or cancel an appointment.

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

How to get here

Located on the basement floor. Follow the signage from the main entrance. Check-in at the CT/MRI reception desk.

Lions Gate Hospital (LGH)

​Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) provides a full range of general and many specialized acute care services, including general medicine, emergency and critical care, general surgery, orthopedics, maternity, pediatrics, psychiatry, chemotherapy, cardiac care, diagnostics, nuclear medicine, palliative care, rehabilitative services and neurosurgery.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a specialized machine with strong magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of the body.