A brain MRI images the brain's structure, and an MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) images its blood vessels. The two are usually performed together in one appointment. Neither uses ionising radiation.
Brain MRI and MRA together.
No ionising radiation.
A partner centre's published non-covered price for a brain MRI. The brain MRI and cerebrovascular MRA together are ₩605,000, a partner centre's published price for the pair.
Hanaro's Gold program, which lists brain MRI and MRA together. Hanaro publishes the exam time too, at 4 hours.
One week is the earliest an imaging slot can be held, and there is no referral step before it.
English report in your hands in about a week. You also get a consultation on preliminary findings on the day of the screening, before you leave.
Programme contents and prices from each partner centre's own foreigner-facing published list, read 2026-08-05: KMI Global and Hanaro Medical Foundation's English site. Standalone per-test prices are a Korean partner centre's 비급여 (non-covered) posting, the itemised list 의료법 제45조 requires a clinic to publish, read the same day. Scheduling and report turnaround are Meridiko's own operating figures, confirmed 2026-08-06, not a centre's published ones (https://global.kmi.or.kr/examination/foreigner_examination; https://en-mobile.hanaromf.com/program/prog01/prog01_01.jsp), measured 2026-08-05. Dollar figures are converted from each centre's won price at ₩1,342 = $1 (open.er-api.com, 2026-09-13). The won figure is the price; the pairing moves with the rate.
Structural brain changes, small strokes, tumours and aneurysms, and narrowing or abnormalities in the brain's major blood vessels.
A brain MRI/MRA is a structural snapshot, not a functional or cognitive assessment. It does not diagnose conditions like early dementia on its own; that requires clinical assessment alongside any imaging findings.
Suits: Adults with a family history of aneurysm or stroke, or anyone who wants a structural baseline as part of a broader screening program.
Should not have it: People with certain metal implants, pacemakers not confirmed MRI-safe, or significant claustrophobia. Tell your coordinator before you book.
A whole-body MRI's brain coverage is a general survey; a dedicated brain MRI/MRA uses a finer protocol specific to brain and vessel detail, which is why the two are offered as separate tests rather than one replacing the other.
Meridiko's Advanced tier includes an MRI by region, and brain is one of the three regions offered. This is that scan. Confirm with your coordinator that the MRA (vessel) pass is bundled into your centre's brain-MRI protocol, rather than assuming it.
