Is an MRI anything like shock treatment? I mean is it as disruptive? Invasive?
2007-07-13 08:46:53 · 6 answers · asked by lauren10901 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
MRI is not anything like shock treatment and it is not an invasive nor a disruptive procedure. It is giving back clear images by the use of resonance made by the magnetic fields (no radiation waves) which is a different tool but has its own uses and advantages just like CT Scan and x-rays.
The machine makes a tremendous amount of noise like a continual, rapid hammering during a scan but it is not having the same action as of that shockwave. The noise is due to the rising electrical current in the wires of the gradient magnets being opposed by the main magnetic field.
For detailed understanding of the MRI, you may visit this link:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm
2007-07-13 12:03:56 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
MRI stand for magnetic resonance imaging. It is similar to a CT or CAT scan in that one sits in a large ring (or open device to accommodate morbidly obese or claustrophobic individuals). It is not really an X-ray, the science behind it is quite complicated, but it produces images which may be used for medical purposes. It is non-invasive in that there are no needles required. See the link below for more information.
Shock treatment is something completely different. It is used to treat severe depression.
2007-07-13 08:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by rod85 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. An MRI is loud and a little claustrophobic. It is done to get a picture of the inside of your body, usually the brain. Shock treatment is actually using shocks of electricity to "shock" the body or brain into being normal again. Shock treatment is generally not a good treatment at all, and can actually make things worse. An MRI is not treatment at all, it is used to find out more information about the patient, so that a treatment can be found.
2007-07-13 08:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by ScotOS 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No. An MRI is just like an X-Ray. It does change the angular momentum (one of the 32 quantum states of matter) of the molecules that make up your body, but this is not a change you can even notice.
2007-07-13 08:52:20 · answer #4 · answered by Medic_13 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the person just lies in a tube-like device & needs to stay still. It doesn't hurt, to my knowledge.
2007-07-16 21:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by embroidery fan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it isn't like an xray or CT. The experience is similar but there is not radiation involved.
2007-07-13 11:13:55 · answer #6 · answered by Troy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋