Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a very new type of imaging technique discovered America in the 1970s and which only became available as a clinical tool in the 80s.
MRI uses a magnetic field rather than x-rays or ultrasound waves to produce an image. MRI has some similarities to computed tomography or CT in that the patient lies flat on a table which is then moved into a circular tunnel and the images produced are slices or cross sections through the patient.
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Computed Tomography (CT) - the field of diagnostic imaging is the most rapidly growing field in both human and veterinary medicine over the last 40 years. Although x-rays have been around for over 100 years, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have only been developed over last 40 years or so. X-rays are present throughout the universe passing through space but are only present in very . . . . . read more
Ultrasound is used in medicine as a diagnostic tool to evaluate organs under the skin. Ultrasound is sound of a higher frequency than that which is heard by the human ear. It consists simply of bursts of sound that are pulsed into the body by a probe. The probe listens for the returning echoes which are then converted by a computer or ultrasound machine into a picture which can be interpreted by the radiologist. Most people are familiar with its use in . . . . read more
X-rays are commonly used in veterinary medicine to investigate disease. X-rays are a type of energy radiating in waves throughout space and are a special form of radiaton called electromagnetic radiation. Other forms of electromagnetic radiation include radiowaves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light and gamma rays.
X-rays are present throughout the universe passing through space but are only present in very low quantities . . . . read more
Teleradiology is the sending of patient's x-ray, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images over the Internet or a local area network (LAN) for example. Images may be sent directly from the x-ray department to the specialists office in the same building or indeed to a specialists computer in another city or another country.
Teleradiology improves patient care bilaterally at this is to provide services without actually . . . . read more
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