I had my first MRI recently for a pinched nerve in my neck (to see what was pinching it). I had one of those "open" MRIs so there was no tube/tunnel and they didn't make me wear a dress. I just wore sweat shorts, a t-shirt and socks. It wasn't bad at all and a lot safer than an x-ray or cat scan. Heck they made me so comfortable with pillows and such that I almost fell asleep. The entire process took about 20 mins. If given a choice I would take an open MRI over and x-ray any day. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />