Magetic Resonance Imaging

 

What is MRI?

 

MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the latest and most advanced type of diagnostic scanning.  MRI forms "images," or pictures, of the internal structures of the body.

MRI uses radio waves, a powerful electromagnet and a computer to view the soft tissue of the body.  MRI is capable of diagnosis and assessment of many diseases earlier than other diagnostic techniques.

 

You may already be familiar with CT scanning, which uses X-rays to study tissues.  MRI uses a similar computerized process, but introduces a technology that images your body organs and chemistry without radiation. The new multi-slice CT will have some high-end capabilities.

 

MRI  


An MRI image (left) "erases" bone to reveal the soft tissue of the brain and spinal cord without surgery.

 

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses radio waves, a powerful electromagnet and a computer to view the soft tissue of the body.  MRI is capable of diagnosis and assessment of many diseases earlier than other diagnostic techniques.