Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an examination that uses a magnetic field and three dimensional detailed anatomical images to take pictures of the inside of the body. In many cases, MRI gives different information about structures in the body that can be seen with an ultrasound, X-ray, or even a computed tomography scan or as we know it as CT scan. An MRI can also show problems that you cannot see from other image systems (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 1).
MRI scanners are predominantly well suited to image the non-bony parts or soft tissues of the body. They differ from