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What about MRIs? Don't they offer the same benefits of CT scans but without all the radiation?
by cesarbs 13y ago
What about MRIs? Don't they offer the same benefits of CT scans but without all the radiation?
- Someone 13y agoNo. They have different strengste and weaknesses. Roughly, CT is for bones and rough details of soft tissues, MRI for detailed views on soft tissue in patients without metal implants. More nuanced views at http://www.ct-scan-info.com/mrivsctscan.html http://www.ct-scan-info.com/mrivsctscan.html, http://www.diffen.com/difference/CT_Scan_vs_MRI http://www.diffen.com/difference/CT_Scan_vs_MRI or http://blog.radiology.ucsf.edu/neuroradiology/exploring-the-brain-is-ct-or-mri-better-for-brain-imaging/ http://blog.radiology.ucsf.edu/neuroradiology/exploring-the-... For the discussion at hand, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging#MRI_versus_CT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging#MRI_... has some discussion.