SYDNEY - Kanye West was admitted to an Australian hospital for an emergency MRI on Wednesday, Woman's Day magazine reported.

A witness, Loraine Kelly, told the magazine she saw the 37-year-old entertainer being brought in to Epworth Hospital in Melbourne under high security.

Kelly said she was with her daughter at the hospital who was undergoing an MRI scan. She said West had part of his face covered as he was wheeled in through the back entrance of the hospital and patients were asked to leave.

"Next thing we knew, Kanye was stretchered and surrounded by security. He had one side of his face covered with something white. We both knew it was him because we had seen his photo in the paper everyday and we were shocked because it looked so serious," she said.

West is in Australia for his Yeezus tour. He performed at the Rod Laver Arena that night after being released from hospital in the afternoon. The performer has three more shows in Australia in Sydney and Brisbane.

Kanye's representative and the hospital have yet to comment on the incident.