Radiography · Examination status handover · Task 1

Incomplete magnetic resonance examination

You are a radiographer. The case notes below record your work on 22 September 2026. Write to Dr Nadia Shaw, Referring Neurologist, Neurology Outpatients, 40 High Street, Brookfield. Report the incomplete brain MRI to the referring neurologist and request an agreed next imaging plan with radiology. Explain that no diagnostic sequence was completed. Select the information this recipient needs and write approximately 180-200 words in the body.

Patient: Emma Blake

Case notes

• N01Date: 22 September 2026. Patient: Emma Blake.
• N02Request: brain MRI from Dr Nadia Shaw, Neurologist; examination attended today.
• N03Safety screening complete; initially agreed after explanation.
• N04In scanner: felt trapped, distressed; asked to stop. Stopped promptly; settled outside scanner.
• N05Images: localisers only; no diagnostic sequence; clinical question unanswered.
• N06No normal result issued; no alternative booked; no medication advised.
• N07Patient willing consider retry after discussing environment/support.
• N08Consent: sister to join discussion.
• N09Plan: referring clinician to review urgency; discuss next imaging approach with radiology, reflecting indication/preferences; no diagnostic conclusion from incomplete attendance.
• N10Enclosure: attendance record.
• N11Background: travelled by bus; previous plain radiograph tolerated.