Why did the doctor let me have an MRI instead of a CT? How to choose imaging examination?

Imaging examination is a common examination method for doctors, including X-ray, ultrasound, CT, nuclear magnetic resonance, etc. Many patients will have doubts, so many examination methods, why do I need to do this? Why is it that the doctor asked the patient to have an MRI while asking me to have a CT? Is the more expensive the examination, the clearer it will be? It is precisely because many people have such and such doubts that I am here to talk about it, hoping it will be helpful to you. How to choose imaging examination? First, let’s have a brief version, which is not reasonable, but practical. 1. Bones X-ray films are used for preliminary screening. If the diagnosis is Read More …

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How to choose a common examination for reading a picture, taking a film, CT, B-ultrasound, MRI?

When going to the hospital to see a doctor, the doctor will open all kinds of examinations. X-ray, CT, B-ultrasound, MRI, what are the most common examinations? How should I choose? Dr. Clove told you with a picture! Finally, I’d like to talk to you about radiation. Some people are afraid of radiation from MRI and B-ultrasound, but in fact their worries are unnecessary. Unlike CT and X-ray radiography, MRI and B-ultrasound do not use X-rays and do not emit ionizing radiation during the examination, so these two examinations are quite safe. Even pregnant women need not worry if there is no condition that does not conform to the examination.