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    INTRODUCTION: Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) is a non invasive medical imaging method widely used in hospitals and in research. In year 1946 Felix Bloch of Standard /university and Edward Purcell of Harvard University made the first succesful nuclear magnetic resonance experiment to study chemical compounds‚ they were awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1952. In early 1980 ’s the first human magnetic resonance imaging( MRI) scanners became available‚ producing images of the inside of the

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    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of scanner that uses strong magnetic field and radio waves to produce complete images inside the body. An MRI scanner is a large tube that contains strong magnets. The patient lie inside the tube during the scan. The MRI scanner is used to observe almost any part of the body including the brain and spinal cord‚ bones and joints‚ breasts‚ heart and blood vessels and internal organs such as the liver‚ womb or prostate gland. The results of an MRI scan can

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    MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has developed into one of the most versatile techniques in clinical imaging and biomedical research by providing non-invasively high resolution‚ three-dimensional anatomical and contrast-enhanced images of living tissue. The two most common groups of contrast-enhancing agents are gadolinium-based complexes and magnetic nanoparticles. Both types of contrast agents shorten locally the relaxation time of bulk water protons via rapid exchange

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    History and Science Behind MRI: Open or Closed Case? Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been called one of the most comprehensive and efficacious diagnostic imaging modalities in medical history. It became a viable clinical technique in 1982 and during its relatively short lifetime has become the primary imaging modality for investigations of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ spine‚ cancellous bone‚ and joints. It is widely used for the identification and staging of tumors‚ investigations of large

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    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of scan that produces detailed images of the inside of the body using radio waves and strong magnetic fields without using radiation. An MRI scanner is a large tube that contains powerful magnets. During the scan‚ you lie inside the tube. Almost any part of the body can be examined using an MRI‚ including the brain and spinal cord‚ bones and joints‚ heart and blood vessels‚ internal organs‚ and breasts. MRI scans are safe and painless. Almost everyone

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    Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technology that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create graphic images of the body’s anatomical and internal structures (1). MRI relies primarily on the protons in fat and water molecules of the body‚ as these protons respond to the static magnetic field created in ways that allows for a high quality image to be generated (2). These images contrasts specific tissue and different anatomical structures. For example‚ MRI can reveal

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    its potential benefits. Provide one argument for and one argument against increasing current funding for atomic-structure research. Use specific examples from this lesson in your answers to support each position. The use of the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine is a topic of debate with arguments for and against its use of this machine for medical purposes. An argument that supports the use of the MRI is that research in this field of atomic structure has already led to numerous advances

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    Capital Purchase Justification Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner Proposal Letter Sue Gombio Grand Canyon University January 14‚ 2015 Ms. Michelle Tarbet CEO/President Office of the President SHARP Grossmont Hospital 5555 Grossmont Center Drive La Mesa‚ Ca‚ 91942 RE: Justification for new medical equipment purchase Ms. Tarbet: The advancement with medical technology is rapidly progressing every day. It has begun urging healthcare facilities to make new investments in new equipment and

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    Essay Assignment II Nov. 28th‚ 2012 Discuss whether the functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a new form of “phrenology”. Is it reliable enough to be used as evidence in court? After fMRI was first introduced‚ it has been under criticism that it is not hard science. The most common technique‚ the BOLD (blood oxygen level-dependent) fMRI‚ measures the increase in regional cerebral blood flow in response to increased metabolism‚ which is to be caused from heightened activity of neuron

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    Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography Scan (CT) Modern medical technology allows physicians to capture detailed images of the body for diagnosing and treatment planning of various health issues. Radiologists use imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies. Acquisition of medical imaging is usually performed by a radiologic technologist and the results are interpreted

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