What is MRI? How is it different from CT scan?
The above image, which you are seeing, is an MRI of a normal 3-year-old boy. If you have any background in biology or medicine, you would be excited because you can see the brain cortex, eyeball, ventricles, medulla oblangata, etc. MRI is kind of a blessing to medical science because, without it, it would be very difficult to identify and diagnose an internal disease. Think of a brain tumor, where there is an abnormal growth of tissues inside the brain. How can a doctor say the location of the tumor and how it is affecting different parts of the brain? MRI is the best diagnostic method to identify any abnormality in soft tissue. Of course, there is a CT scan, ultrasound and X-rays, but it generally doesn't show an exact or high-resolution image of the abnormality. What is MRI? MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a medical imaging technique used to visualize internal structures of the body in detail. It uses a powerful magnetic field , radio waves, and computer technology t...
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