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MRI
Definition: Magnetic Resonance Imaging uses a strong magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to produce detailed internal pictures of your body. No X-Rays are involved. In basic terms, the magnet makes the hydrogen protons in your body all behave in the same way. The protons are excited by a radio frequency pulse, this pulse…
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CT Scan
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing. Since the advent of x-rays in the late 19th century and the technique of CT scanning was developed in the 1970’s, a range of increasingly advanced imaging techniques mean that doctors today have a host of scanners at their disposal.…