Why you might need an MRI 12 Articles

by Barnaby Meins

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a revolutionary imaging technique that was first discovered by Bloch in 1945 and later improved by Lauterbur, with Mansfield, in the 1970s. The type of radiation used in magnetic resonan...read more

by Nisha Danny

MRI is Magnetic Resonance Imaging,used to make an accurate diagnosis to begin treatment at the earliest.When there is a serious injury involving head,spine or shoulder,you need to take an MRI.MRI uses powerful magnetic...read more

by David Riel

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, is an imaging modality that has revolutionized the field of radiology. MRI works on the principal that all human or animal tissue is magnetizable. When a living body is placed in a ...read more

by Mary D

There are many reasons why your doctor might order a Magnetic Resonance Imaging exam for you. Often there may be some abnormality show up on conventional x-ray or ultrasound and your doctor may want to do more extensive te...read more

by Carol Noble

MRI scans are for those health problems that are difficult to diagnose from just a cursory physical examination, or an x-ray. Sometimes a physical examination limits the amount of information a medical practitioner ca...read more

by Adithya Sridhar

X-ray are high energy radiations. These radiations generally pass through the soft tissue such as skin and muscle tissue. Bones however are hard enough to absorb them. Thats why during fractures a simple x-ray scan is enou...read more

by Ethel Smith

Magnetic resonance imaging is part of the technology, of recent years, that has meant it is easier, quicker and safer for the medical profession to diagnose many conditions. It is possible for problems, which would have re...read more

by Angie N.

When you're doctor gives you a prescription for an MRI, it can leave you feeling a bit nervous & scared if you've never had one before. I had to have two MRI's over the years due to Endometriosis. However, there are vari...read more

by Kelly Moser

A MRI( magnetic resonance imaging)is a non invasive diagnostic tool used by the medical profession to examine an individual's head and body. MRI's are used to detect breast cancer, heart damage, bone and joint damage. This...read more

by Jeffrey Graf

The primary advantage to the medical professional of an MRI is that it can provide pseudo color ( false color )images of soft tissue. Where as an X-ray typically interacts with mineral components of the body, such as bone,...read more

by Darian Peters

MRI is a non-invasive medical imaging technology that provides two-dimensional cross-sections from which three-dimensional information about the body can be reconstructed. MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI ...read more

by Clarence Phoon

An MRI scan is normally initiated by a doctor when X-rays fail to serve their purpose. (i.e when unable to detect ligament tears/strain or when the bone crack is too faint to be seen by the naked eye on the X-ray. An MR...read more