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What can be used instead of MRI?
A CT scan may be recommended if a patient can’t have an MRI. People with metal implants, pacemakers or other implanted devices shouldn’t have an MRI due to the powerful magnet inside the machine. CT scans create images of bones and soft tissues.
What’s the difference between an MRI and PET scan?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans use magnets and radio waves. Both produce still images of organs and body structures. PET scans use a radioactive tracer to show how an organ is functioning in real time.
What can an MRI show that a CT scan Cannot?
Where MRI really excels is showing certain diseases that a CT scan cannot detect. Some cancers, such as prostate cancer, uterine cancer, and certain liver cancers, are pretty much invisible or very hard to detect on a CT scan. Metastases to the bone and brain also show up better on an MRI.
Which is more accurate MRI or PET scan?
More accurate diagnosis and treatment options: PET/MRI scans of the brain can detect abnormal findings that PET/CT misses in more than 50% of patients scanned. Improved safety from significantly reduced radiation exposure: Compared to PET/CT scans, PET/MRI exposes patients to about 50% less radiation.
Which is more expensive PET scan or MRI?
CT/PET machines have been in operation longer than MRI/PET machines, which are typically more costly. Although the first consideration is whether or not you need an MRI, your healthcare provider might have other reasons for choosing a CT/PET over an MRI/PET.
Why is it so difficult to get an MRI?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is possible only because of some very advanced technology and the skills of some highly-trained specialists. An MRI is much more complex than an X-ray or CT scan, for example, and there are some built-in reasons why MRIs will always be more expensive than other imaging techniques.
Can you watch a movie during an MRI?
MRI examinations require that the patient hold still for long periods of time. We provide MRI-compatible CinemaVision goggles (which are found in very few imaging centers) so that our young patients can watch movies during their MRI procedure. Patients can either choose a movie from our movie list or bring one from home.
What kind of image can you get from a MRI?
MRI is a non-invasive imaging technology that produces three dimensional detailed anatomical images without the use of damaging radiation.
What should I expect when I have an MRI?
Expect clanking and banging that sounds like a jackhammer during the MRI, and can range from 82 to 118 decibels. Bring your own foam or silicone earplugs, or ask for them before you go into the MRI tube.
What’s the difference between an MRI and a CT scan?
An MRI uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves; it’s not a CT, or CAT, scan, which uses X-rays. 10. Don’t worry about radiation. Getting an MRI does not expose you to radiation like an X-ray, CT or CAT scan would.