For starter, an MRI or Magnetic resonance imaging is non-invasive medical technique to determine existence of certain medical disorder. Considering this technique involves a non-invasive process of checking any existing malady inside the body of a patient, this is consequently a very easy yet very reliable or ultimate remedial solution to fathom the existing condition of a disease. A patient generally has to place in the MRI machine. No doubt, there are many patients who become nervous at the very suggestion of being entered into the machine.
Well, there are some key points being narrated in the article that you should read to know about this technique:
What is MRI?
As discussed above, Magnetic Resonance Imaging or (MRI) is one of the most powerful machines used to determine whether or not a particular disease in the body of a patient is severe. To state differently, this machine is sued to determine the existing nature or severity of a disease like injury or wound inside a body of a patient. Radio waves and high magnetic fields are used to determine the nature of the disease. The machine dictates medical report about patient’s disease whereby a radiologist subsequently sends the report to an attending physician. The whole process takes few minutes.
THE USAGE:
This technique is used in a circumstance when it is impossible by your medical physician to determine the nature of your disease. To confirm the severity of the disease, MRI machine is used whereby the radiologist sends the dictated comprehensive medical report to the physician thereby helping him/her conclude medical diagnosis accurately.
REACTION TO BODY:
Given the fact of being non-invasive medical diagnosis process, MRI is not painful; neither has it rendered any adverse side effect to patient’s body. However, this machine dispenses noise, which continues to the end of diagnosis process. A patient undergoing the process has to bear the persistent noise throughout the medical test.
ATTENTION TO BE GIVEN:
�You will be asked by your physician if you have any tattoo, how much do you weigh or do you carry any metallic object with you.
�If you carry any object with magnetic layer (i.e. credit cards), you have to remove it/them before being diagnosed.
�Inside the machine, the patient hears noise sounding as if someone’s drilling a wall. The patient has to close eyes tightly or tuck an earplug into both the ears to avoid the noise. Also, claustrophobic patient must inform the physician about his/her preexisting disorder so that the physician should arrange sedative.
At last, MRI Houston may cost you dear depending on a hospital or medical institute where you get this done for your disease. But there are some affordable options as CT scan Houston with MRI technique to give you quality medical treatment under your budget-price.
