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This question is not a simple answer. Most places have different charges for the same test. Some place can be two to three times higher than others in the same area. In other words the CT may be higher than the MRI at one place, but across town it might be the other way around. You can call and ask for charges. Ask if this is the final price or just the list price. Many places give discounts to people paying cash or who will pay their bill off all at once. Or if you are insured , your insurance carrier may have negotiated a cheaper price. Please keep in mind most people doing the scan and in the radiological area do not know charges but they can help direct you to someone who can help you.
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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.
Can you have a ct scan when got a difibrillator?
Yes. It is safe in a CT. Ask about the policy if getting an MRI.
Which is the first imaging method to examine the heart?
A CT scan or an MRI
Can you have a CT scan with staples still in your head?
Yes. Staples make the CT scan image look different and make it harder to see small changes around that area, but they are perfectly OK to go in a CT scanner machine. Most imaging areas have certain rules about putting patients in an MRI machine with staples. If getting an MRI check with them on their policies.
Can an MRI scan miss what a CT scan would show?
A CT scan is a computer-assembled set of X-rays taken from different vantage points. The computer can create 3D models of whatever it images, but the nature of X-ray imaging is that it is more effective for denser tissues (bone), than soft-tissues (organs or blood). There are new CT techniques that can help image organs (the heart is of particular interest), but MRI is generally capable of imaging soft tissues with greater detail. MRI is more frequently used for neurological imaging, and can be used to do chemical analysis of tissues (spectroscopy) inside your body non-invasively. Because they use very different means to image, both CT and MRI can 'miss' things that would better show up on the other modality.
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.
How much does it cost for a checkup at MRI scan and CT scan center?
A CT scan is about $300 to $6750, while a MRI scan is $400 to $12,000.
Is a cat scan or an mri more accurate at detecting brain aneurysms?
A CT Scan can image an aneurysm without a contrast injection even though it does better with a contrast agent. An MRI will require an contrast agent or an MRI/MRA.
Can you have a ct scan when got a difibrillator?
Yes. It is safe in a CT. Ask about the policy if getting an MRI.
Which is the first imaging method to examine the heart?
A CT scan or an MRI
How can adrenal tumors be imaged?
can be imaged very well with a CT scan or MRI, and benign tumors tend to look different on these tests than do cancerous tumors. Surgeons may order a CT scan, MRI, or scintigraphy
What does low density mean in a CT scan?
I had a low density undetermed spot by my lower right ear shown on a ct scan of the sinus. What are they looking for to do a MRI of the head.
What MRI misses that CT scan shows?
The classic answer is acute sub-arachnoid hemorrhage.
How are neuronal migration disorders diagnosed?
Diagnosis is usually made by neuroimaging. CT scan or MRI of the brain will show the characteristic abnormality. MRI has better resolution and may detect polymicrogyria or small heterotopias more easily than CT.
Can you take a pet scan if you have titanium hip replacement?
A CT scan, yes. An MRI scan- maybe. It will depend on information from the manufacturer of the device you have implanted. Most are not affected by an MRI, but that is up to medical staff to determine.
What is the x-ray of the spinal cord called?
myelogram, but being replaced by CT scan and MRI's
What are four common diagnostic test for disorders of the nervous system?
CT/CAT scan, electroencephalogram (EEG), MRI and PET scan
