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Is it better to get an mri or ct scan of your elbow?
It depends on what the problem with the elbow is. If it is a bone related injury then the CT scan will show more detail but if the problem is with the muscles or ligaments, then the MRI Scan will be more useful.
Why would one require an MRI with contrast?
An MRI with contrast is a high-tech medical imaging test that can help your doctor diagnose many different types of diseases. One would require an MRI with contrast if one had a history of tumors, cancers or surgeries.
What does unremarkable bone marrow signal mean?
Negative MRI knee
To obtain a definitive evaluation of the status of bone density?
Bone density is determined by an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
What neurological disorders can be diagnosed by the mri?
Lots! Most abnormalities of the brain can be seen on MRI better than on a CAT scan e.g. brain tumours, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, blood clots and lesions. Neuro science is a complex area with numerous diseases and the MRI has greatly assisted in diagnosing neurological conditions.
What is a MIA scan?
I think you mean an MRI scan. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a scan used for a medical imaging procedure. An MRI uses a magnetic field and radio waves to take pictures of the body's interior. An MRI is used to investigate or diagnose conditions such as tumours, joint or spinal injuries or diseases, soft tissue injuries or diseases of internal organs such as the brain or heart.
What parts of the body can be imaged with MRI?
All body parts can be imaged using MRI. Moreover, MRI scans are not adversely affected by bone, gas, or body waste, which can hinder other imaging techniques.
An MRI machine which is used to diagnose various injuries and diseases is an example?
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An MRI machine, which is used to diagnose various injuries and diseases, is an example of?
medical technology
Is a bone scan better than an MRI scan?
A bone scan, or x-ray is simply a different type of scan than an MRI. No kind of scan is better than another, it simply depends what the scan is trying to ascertain.
What are all the possible conditions and diseases that a MRI can find?
Here's what I have learned about MRI's so far, and I am sure there is much I will leave out.....they are superior to CT scans because they are used to visualize soft tissues and see through bone, including the skull and vertebral column. Also, because of the high transmission and clarity, MRI's can also be used to differentiate between different types of soft tissue, such as the white and grey matter of the nervous system. They can also use MRI's to visualize moment-to-moment changes in tissue function, such as with the brain (called functional MRI, or fMRI). For example, if a patient gets an fMRI, the scan will show which portion of the brain is responding to different commands given to the patient during the exam. So in a nutshell, an MRI is used to visualize organs, muscles and tissues, including nervous tissue in the vertebral column. With that said, diseases and injuries to the Central Nervous System (CNS) can be seen using MRI, as well as diseases, injuries and abnormal growth to organs such as the liver, kidneys, lungs etc. Specifically, diseases I can think of offhand that are diagnosed using MRI pertain to the CNS like Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Epilepsy and the like. There are many to list, but others such as thyroid cancer, non-hodgkins lymphoma and pituitary cancers can also be identified. Here's a link to more: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/test/mri_scan.htm Hope that helps :-)
Is MRI used for imaging hard tissues?
No, an MRI is used to image soft tissues such as ligament and muscles. These do not show up on an X-ray which looks at hard tissues such as bone.
