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(MRI) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance
Imaging and uses magnetics to create images of inside of the
body, as opposed to the using of x-rays.
Having an MRI scan is completely painless and involves the patient lying down
and being placed into a cylinder (MRI Scanner). Sometimes a special dye is
injected into the patient before the scan, so that clearer pictures of blood
flow may be achieved.
MRI can be used to scan any part of the body and can provide a Radiologist
with a series of clear images, detailing the area of interest.
MRI produces images which are the visual equivalent of a slice of anatomy.
MRI, however, is also capable of producing these images in an infinite number
of projections through the body.
Patients who cannot undergo an MRI examination include those people dependent
upon cardiac pacemakers and those with metallic foreign bodies in the brain
or around the eye.
Our Siemens Vision 1.5 Tesla at our Moonee
Ponds clinic, is one of the highest and powerful clinical magnets
in Australia.
MRI is often used to scan
for the following:
- Diagnosing of Multiple Sclerosis
(MS)
- Diagnosing tumours of the pituitary
gland and brain
- Visualising torn ligaments in the
wrist, knee and ankle
- Evaluating masses in the soft tissues
of the body
- Diagnosing strokes in their earliest
stages.
Benefits of MRI
MRI avoids patents being exposed to
ionising radiation. MRI provides more detailed information of
the soft tissue structures of the human body.
MRI is capable of
highlighting the anatomy of joint structures such as cartilage
and muscles.
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