MRI is a technique using the phenomenon Nuclear Magnetic Resonance [NMR}. NMR was discovered by physicists,Felix Bloch and Edward M Purcell and won Nobel Prize for the same. MRI was later developed by the scientists, Paul Lanterbur and Peter Mansfield.
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No, usually contrast agents are not used for MRI of the spine. The most frequent pathology when an spine MRI is requested si discal hernia (lombosciatic, disc protrusion). Then another pathology is searched and/or discovered (tumors, bone lesions), than contrast agent is required for a correct diagnosis.
If the MRI technologist positions you with your leg going into the magnet (the MRI machine) then your head would be out of it. Call the facility where you are scheduled to have the MRI and ask to speak with the MRI technologist and they can fully explain to you exactly how you will be positioned.
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No. It is not a treatment it is a scan. An MRI is a Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI are used for imaging tissues.
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MRI can damage cells
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The agency that referred the patient for the MRI; the doctor or clinic.
An open MRI is an MRI that, unlike usual MRI's let patients enjoy space and comfort while continuing to have their insides scanned. The technician in this context of the question would oversee the MRI screening process.