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What MRI shows in the brain, spine, joints, abdomen, heart, pelvis, prostate and breast, and when another test is a better first step.
Which groups benefit from breast MRI, why it does not replace mammography, and how the examination is timed and performed.
Ultrasound is usually first for pelvic pain and early pregnancy. MRI is used when a mass, endometriosis or the prostate needs a wi...
Cervical MRI is used for arm pain, weakness or a question about the spinal cord. Sudden weakness, trouble walking or bladder chang...
How multiparametric prostate MRI and the PI-RADS score guide biopsy decisions, and what preparation the scan requires.
X-ray still comes first for arthritis and fractures. MRI is used when the X-ray is normal and the pain suggests cartilage, labrum...
Cardiac MRI shows heart muscle, valves and some scars in more detail than a standard ECG. It is not the first test for chest pain...
How abdominal MRI characterises liver, bile duct and pancreas findings that ultrasound and CT leave unresolved.
What MRI shows inside the knee and shoulder, when an arthrogram is added, and where ultrasound or X-ray is the better first test.
When an MRI of the neck or lower back is useful, what disc and nerve findings mean, and why scanning too early often misleads.
Brain MRI shows tumours, MS lesions, stroke and vascular problems in detail, and CT is still the faster choice in an emergency.
De SI-eenheid van magnetische veldsterkte. MRI-scanners voor klinisch gebruik werken doorgaans op 1.5T of 3.0T; hogere veldsterkte...
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