Twenty-five percent of deaths in the United States are caused by cancer, and the number of incidences increases due to population growth, prolonged life expectancy, and an abundance of risk factors including smoking, a lack of activity, and obesity. A common feature of most tumors is a low level of oxygen, called hypoxia, the severity […]
Instructional/How-to
Here is the thing, unless you like lying in tubes that make loud and mystifying noises, getting an MRI scan probably is not on the top of your list of ways to spend your free time. Unfortunately, sometimes getting an MRI (which stands for magnetic resonance imaging) is just a medically necessary evil. In that […]
A CT scan is faster and less noisy than an MRI scan, but it uses nuclear radiation and is not as good at recording soft tissues in high definition.
In many locations across the country there are outpatient MRI providers, or imaging centers, at local strip malls.
It can be stressful remaining inside a noisy, cramped MRI machine for 30 to 50 minutes. But there are ways to deal with MRI anxiety.
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