2. MRI, NUCLEAR AND OTHER
RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING
STUDIES OF
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
3. MRI SCAN
CONSISTS OF 2 PARTS
-EXTERNAL SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
-VARIOUS COILS
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7. BENEFITS OF MRI
MRI IS A NONINVASIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT
DOES NOT INVOLVE EXPOSURE TO IONIZING
RADIATION.
EVALUATE HEART MUSCLE ABNORMALITY
DIAGNOSING CARDIAC ANATOMICAL ANOMALIES
FUNCTIONAL ABNORMALITIES TUMORS AND
CONDITIONS RELATED TO DECREASED BLOOD FLOW.
EVALUATE BOTH THE STRUCTURE OF AN ORGAN AND
HOW IT IS WORKING.
DISCOVERY OF ABNORMALITIES THAT MIGHT BE
OBSCURED BY BONE WITH OTHER IMAGING METHODS.
THE CONTRAST MATERIAL USED IN MRI EXAMS IS LESS
LIKELY TO PRODUCE AN ALLERGIC REACTION THAN
THE IODINE-BASED CONTRAST MATERIALS
