Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Powerful Force in Healthcare
New Generation Delivers Exceptional
Results, Greater Comfort
If you’ve undergone Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), you’ve
no doubt been instructed to remove jewelry, hairpins and dental
work. You’ve also been asked by a radiology technologist if you
have a pacemaker, shrapnel, metal clips from past surgeries, or
cochlear (ear) implants. These essential precautions underscore the
power of the MRI magnet.
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“The MRI is extremely powerful because it provides incredibly
detailed images. It’s amazing the variety of conditions MRIs help
diagnose,” said Brent E. Johnson, MD, Managing Partner, Prescott
Radiologists, which supports Prescott Medical Imaging, Prescott
Valley Medical Imaging, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC)
and The BreastCare Center at YRMC. “We’re pleased to offer our
communities state-of-the-art MRI equipment.”
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Let’s focus on the source of the MRI’s power: its magnet. There are
two ways to measure magnets, one is a unit of measure known as a
Tesla and the other is a Gauss. One Tesla is equal to 10,000 Gauss.
A refrigerator magnet, for example, is about 50 Gauss. Most MRI
magnets range from 0.5-Tesla to 3.0-Tesla, or 5,000 to 30,000 Gauss.
Along with the precise images they provide, MRI studies also
are popular because they’re noninvasive (non-surgical) and don’t
use radiation. MRIs combine their powerful magnetic field, radio
frequency pulses and a computer to produce detailed pictures of
organs, soft tissues and other internal body structures.
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