MRI is an acronym for ‘ Magnetic resonance imaging ‘. It is a medical imaging technique to create detailed images of the body’s organs and tissues using a magnetic field and computer-generated radio waves.
Generally, MRI Machines are tube-shaped magnets and large in size. Water molecules in our body are temporarily realigned by the magnetic field when we lie Inside an MRI Machine. Faint signals are produced by these aligned atoms due to radio waves and cross-sectional MRI Images – like slices in a loaf of bread, are created by using these faint signals.
3D images that can be viewed from various angles can also be produced by an MRI Machine.
Why is MRI-scan done?
More commonly, MRI Scans are used by doctors when the issues with bones, organs, and joints, or those affecting :
• Heart
• Joints
• Breasts
• Wrists
• Blood Vessels
• Ankles
• Brain