CT versus MRI CT availability - 24 hours a day technical risk - long-term ionizing radiation harm details - less detailed ability to image bone - yes, better than MRI suitable for pregnant women - no suitable for those with pacemaker - yes duration of exam - a couple minutes claustrophobia - usually not a problem MRI availability - mostly office hours technical risk - magnetic field; no known harm details - more detailed ability to image bone - not as good as CT suitable for pregnant women - yes suitable for those with pacemaker - no duration of exam - 20 to 60 minutes claustrophobia - usually a problem
MRI detail depends on the scanner. It can be a sub 1T, 1.5T, 3T scanner for example. Higher-res ones are in the works right now (5T). What difference does the detail make? - Sub 1T ones are open ones usually. Great for claustrophobic people, children. Can be used where precision is not a must. - 1.5T is widely available. - 3T is rare but enables scanning MS patients for example without injecting a dye. I hope we'll progress to 5T and 10T and so on. And scan time will get better HOPEFULLY.
Fact about me I am wake when I do CT and I go to sleep during MRI why you ask because I am Autistic and the noice effects my sensitive ears so the doctors believe that I can’t handle very loud noises CT is a calm silent machine it talks to me so it tells me or ask me to Breath in Breath out so I obey the CT
@@baronvonbatz05 i can relate sort of. Loud noises like the MRI did make me feel very anxious, and i was extremely dizzy afterwards. Nice to see people who can relate
I had both done years ago. MRI now due to being shot with a bullet shot in my upper arm and butt areas and I can't get a MRI no more as well as hip joint has a metal joint.
Omg thanks for posting. I was talking to someone last week and they said I got a ct scan and it was so loud. I said u mean mri and they said yea it uses x rays and I said no it’s a magnet lol I hate when people get them mixed up but I understand people don’t know as much as me and that’s fine, I also want to ask what Tesla they were scanned on or what system but they would be confused lol
