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MRI Scanning for Cerebrovascular Check-up

Name: MRI Scanning for Cerebrovascular Check-up
Brand: Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital Health Management Center
Price: 27000 TWD
Availability: InStock

US$841

NT$27,000 · you pay the hospital in NT$

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As published by the hospital · checked 2026-09-22

A specialty-tier program with Brain MRI, Carotid ultrasound, Transcranial Doppler ultrasound and Resting ECG and a 27-test panel.

Lead time

3 days

English report

Ask the hospital (we ask for you in Book it for me)

What stands out

Brain MRI

Brain tumors, small strokes, aneurysms and early degeneration.

Carotid ultrasound

Plaque in the neck arteries; stroke risk.

Transcranial Doppler ultrasound

Blood flow and narrowing in the arteries inside the skull, through a window at the temple, eye or base of the skull.

Resting ECG

Heart rhythm and signs of prior heart damage.

Every test, in English

27 tests listed, 21 of them on our shared test list, so they line up against other hospitals' packages.

Vitals3

Blood Count3

Liver Function1

Kidney & Electrolytes3

Lipids & Cardiometabolic4

Glucose2

Cardiac1

Ultrasound2

MRI Imaging1

Neuro & Cognitive1

Show all 27 tests and what each screens for

Test	Screens for
Vitals
Blood pressure	Screens for hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Height, weight and BMI	Basic body measurements used to assess weight-related health risk.
Basic vital signs (pulse, temperature, respiration)	Basic pulse, temperature and breathing rate measurements taken during a checkup.
Blood Count
Complete blood count	Anemia, infection and blood cell disorders.
Coagulation panel	How well your blood clots.
White blood cell differential	Breakdown of white cell types; infection, allergy and some blood cancers.
Liver Function
AST (SGOT)	Liver cell damage.
Kidney & Electrolytes
Blood urea nitrogen	Kidney function.
Creatinine	Kidney function.
Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl)	Salt and fluid balance; kidney and hormone problems.
Lipids & Cardiometabolic
HDL cholesterol	Protective cholesterol level.
High-sensitivity CRP	Inflammation linked to heart disease risk.
LDL cholesterol	The main cholesterol driving heart disease risk.
Total cholesterol	Cardiovascular risk.
Glucose
Fasting glucose	Diabetes and prediabetes.
Hemoglobin A1c	Average blood sugar over the past three months; diabetes.
Cardiac
Resting ECG	Heart rhythm and signs of prior heart damage.
Ultrasound
Carotid ultrasound	Plaque in the neck arteries; stroke risk.
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound	Blood flow and narrowing in the arteries inside the skull, through a window at the temple, eye or base of the skull.
MRI Imaging
Brain MRI	Brain tumors, small strokes, aneurysms and early degeneration.
Neuro & Cognitive
EEG	Brain electrical activity; seizures.

Vitals

Blood pressure

Screens for hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Height, weight and BMI

Basic body measurements used to assess weight-related health risk.

Basic vital signs (pulse, temperature, respiration)

Basic pulse, temperature and breathing rate measurements taken during a checkup.

Blood Count

Complete blood count

Anemia, infection and blood cell disorders.

Coagulation panel

How well your blood clots.

White blood cell differential

Breakdown of white cell types; infection, allergy and some blood cancers.

Liver Function

AST (SGOT)

Liver cell damage.

Kidney & Electrolytes

Blood urea nitrogen

Kidney function.

Creatinine

Kidney function.

Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl)

Salt and fluid balance; kidney and hormone problems.

Lipids & Cardiometabolic

HDL cholesterol

Protective cholesterol level.

High-sensitivity CRP

Inflammation linked to heart disease risk.

LDL cholesterol

The main cholesterol driving heart disease risk.

Total cholesterol

Cardiovascular risk.

Glucose

Fasting glucose

Diabetes and prediabetes.

Hemoglobin A1c

Average blood sugar over the past three months; diabetes.

Cardiac

Resting ECG

Heart rhythm and signs of prior heart damage.

Ultrasound

Carotid ultrasound

Plaque in the neck arteries; stroke risk.

Transcranial Doppler ultrasound

Blood flow and narrowing in the arteries inside the skull, through a window at the temple, eye or base of the skull.

MRI Imaging

Brain MRI

Brain tumors, small strokes, aneurysms and early degeneration.

Neuro & Cognitive

EEG

Brain electrical activity; seizures.

Also listed: ALT (GPT), Ankle-brachial index (ABI), Hematocrit (HCT), MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin), Preliminary body function assessment, Triglycerides (TG).

Before you book

Booking lead time3 days

If something is foundAsk the hospital how any findings are explained, on the day or at a follow-up appointment; in Book it for me we ask for you and tell you before you book. Your own doctor decides what to do next; we do not arrange treatment.

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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital Health Management Center

Medical center

Taipei · Shilin

About 9 minutes' walk (659 m) from Shilin station

On the OCAC i僑卡 partner list. Card holders can ask the center about a discount.

5 packages listed

About this hospital

What the center says

From the center's own pages, in English. Each statement links to its source.

Booking and payment

For the brain and cerebrovascular MRI health check-up, patients should check in at the B2 health check center at 8:30am.
Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22

Before and on the day

Patients with a cerebral aneurysm clip, pacemaker, cochlear implant, or artificial metal heart valve cannot have the brain MRI scan for the cerebrovascular check-up.
Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22
For the EEG test in the cerebrovascular check-up, patients should wash their hair clean the day before and not apply any hair oil or styling gel.
Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22
For the cerebrovascular check-up, patients should stop taking sleeping pills or sedatives the day before and the day of the exam to avoid affecting the brain scan's accuracy, except anti-epileptic medication.
Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22

Ask your own doctor before changing any medicine.

US price context

Bought one by one at US cash-pay marketplaces, the 19 of 21 tests we could price list at about US$1,298–2,035 (MDsave, Quest and others; checked 2026-10-11).

Executive physicals at top US hospitals ran US$1,700–10,000 (JAMA, 2019).

How we priced it

A panel counts once however many of its tests the package lists. A test for one sex only is counted only for that sex. Tests we could not price are left out, so this is not what a US checkup would cost.

Carotid ultrasound: US$250–412, MDsave
Complete blood count and 1 related test, priced as one panel: US$29, Quest direct
Coagulation panel: US$55–76, Walk-In Lab PT/INR + PTT panel $55; Quest PT/INR $42 + WIL PTT $34 = $76; Labcorp PT/INR $39
Creatinine and 4 related tests, priced as one panel: US$49, Quest direct comprehensive metabolic panel
Hemoglobin A1c: US$39, Quest direct
High-sensitivity CRP: US$65–69, Quest hs-CRP list $65 ($58.50 promo); Labcorp OnDemand list $69 ($51.75 promo); Walk-In Lab $45 reseller
Brain MRI: US$400–800, MDsave (without contrast); iviescan LA market
Physician physical examination and 3 related tests, priced as one panel: US$250–400, CVS ($99-150); CoveredUSA median ~$250; Sidecar ($353-502)
Resting ECG: US$102, CarePriceGuide national average
Total cholesterol and 2 related tests, priced as one panel: US$59, Quest direct lipid panel

What US screening guidelines say

The US Preventive Services Task Force is an independent US panel whose recommendations cover people without symptoms. Shown for comparison; it is not advice for you.

What US screening guidelines say about 9 of these tests

Blood pressure

Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends screening for hypertension in adults 18 years or older with office blood pressure measurement, confirmed with measurement outside the clinical setting before starting treatment. (2021) · USPSTF ↗

Carotid ultrasound

Recommended against (grade D)The USPSTF recommends against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population. (2021) · USPSTF ↗

Fasting glucose

Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, including with a fasting plasma glucose test, in adults aged 35 to 70 years who have overweight or obesity. (2021) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Same recommendation names fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c and the oral glucose tolerance test as acceptable screening tests. The USPSTF suggests clinicians consider screening at an earlier age in groups with higher diabetes prevalence, including Asian American persons, and at a lower BMI (23 or higher) in Asian American persons.

Hemoglobin A1c

Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, including with a hemoglobin A1c test, in adults aged 35 to 70 years who have overweight or obesity. (2021) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Same recommendation names fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c and the oral glucose tolerance test as acceptable screening tests. The USPSTF suggests clinicians consider screening at an earlier age in groups with higher diabetes prevalence, including Asian American persons, and at a lower BMI (23 or higher) in Asian American persons.

HDL cholesterol

Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians prescribe a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for adults aged 40 to 75 years who have 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors and an estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk of 10% or greater. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.

Selective (grade C)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians selectively offer a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for adults aged 40 to 75 years who have 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors and an estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk of 7.5% to less than 10%. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.

Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of starting a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults 76 years or older. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.

Height, weight and BMI

Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians offer or refer adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral weight-loss interventions. (2018; an update is in progress) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The grade applies to offering or referring adults with a BMI of 30 or higher to intensive behavioral weight-loss programs, not to measuring height, weight or BMI; the USPSTF says screening for obesity is now part of routine clinical practice and was not a focus of its review. The USPSTF lists an update in progress, folded into a combined topic on healthy diet, physical activity and weight loss to prevent cardiovascular disease; the 2018 statement remains the current final recommendation as of 2026-09-25.

High-sensitivity CRP

Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of adding high-sensitivity CRP to traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic adults. (2018) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Same recommendation covers ABI, high-sensitivity CRP and coronary artery calcium score together; see the other two test rows. The USPSTF lists an update in progress for this statement, but the key questions in its research plan cover coronary artery calcium scoring only, not hs-CRP.

Resting ECG

Recommended against (grade D)The USPSTF recommends against screening with resting or exercise ECG to prevent cardiovascular disease events in asymptomatic adults at low risk of CVD events. (2018) · USPSTF ↗

Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening with resting or exercise ECG to prevent cardiovascular disease events in adults at intermediate or high risk of CVD events. (2018) · USPSTF ↗

Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation with ECG in adults 50 years or older. (2022) · USPSTF ↗

Total cholesterol

General preparation notes for 4 tests in this package

This is general information about how the exam is usually done, not medical advice for you or your family member. Requirements vary by center and by individual health history — always follow the center's own instructions and your own doctor's guidance, especially for any medicine change.

Total cholesterol

Fasting for 9 to 12 hours (no food or drink except plain water) is often requested, so the test is often done in the morning.

Mention when booking: Confirm with the center whether your test needs fasting; if you take insulin or other diabetes medicine, ask the prescribing doctor how to manage it while fasting.

Fasting glucose

Usually needs at least 8 hours without food or drink except water beforehand.

Mention when booking: If you take insulin or other diabetes medicine, ask the prescribing doctor how to manage it while fasting, and mention it to the center.

Transcranial Doppler ultrasound

Usually needs no special preparation; no gown or jewelry removal is required for the scan itself.

Mention when booking: Mention if you wear contact lenses, since the provider may ask you to remove them before the test.

Afterwards: No recovery time is needed; normal activities, including driving, can resume right away.

Brain MRI

Guidelines on eating and drinking vary by center, so ask when booking. Remove jewelry and metal beforehand.

Mention when booking: Mention a pacemaker, aneurysm clip, cochlear implant or other implanted device, metal fragments, pregnancy, kidney disease, or claustrophobia.

Afterwards: If you take a sedative for claustrophobia or anxiety, you'll need someone to take you home; arrange this before the scan.

Sources

As published by the hospital · checked 2026-09-22

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MRI Scanning for Cerebrovascular Check-up

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