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As I am programming as a Biomedical Engineering student.I has chosen Radiology machines tools.I research lot of radiology examples but MRI machine sounds very interesting to me like how that work ,sound and more amazing features
The Radiology: Function and Facts pertaining to MRI
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Sumaya Liana
City College of New York-Groove school of Engineering
ENGL21007-Writing for Engineering
Introduction
The full form of the MRI statands magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This topic is interesting because of the word magnetic and image(taking pictures) inside the body. The feature of this machine creates appropriate photos of the inside of the body parts by using electromagnetic radiation and strong magnetic fields. Proton involves an MRI as positive charging. The structure of An MRI is a tube-shaped scanner with a powerful magnet. This machine creates a transient magnetic field interacting with tissue lipid and water molecules, sending radiation for digital photos. MRIs are used to scan various physical parts, such as the brain, cord, bones, joints, heart, blood arteries, and the inside of the body to determine, monitor, and plan for any situation. These are additionally useful for scanning soft tissues that cannot be seen on X-rays. Lying in a tube-shaped machine with a strong magnetic field for an MRI scan produces a temporary magnetic field interacting with water and lipid atoms.MRIs are non-invasive, painless, versatile imaging tools used to diagnose brain tumors and aneurysms. They identify between white and gray matter, can image various body parts, and specialized MRI can determine brain activity during specific body systems.
How does MRI Made & work
MRI works via electromagnetic radiation and strong magnetic fields. There are three types of atoms: electrons, which have negative charges; protons, which have positive charges; and neutrons, which sometimes have positive or negative charges. However, the proton atom is mainly used for MRI because of the positive charge. Some fields of MRI scanners are usually made by magnets and radios that create images of the body, providing crucial information for physicians to diagnose and plan treatment. MRIs work via powerful magnets to create a strong magnetic field, causing protons in the body to align with this field. MRI creates a magnetic field using an electric current, aligns atoms with the field, disrupts atom alignment with radio waves, and converts signals into images using a computer, allowing atoms to return to their original positions.
The History of the MRI invention
As a history of the first Persian named Dr. Raymond Vahan Damadian, the figure in the first image shows the picture of the person with a researching MRI. an American physician, medical researcher, chemist, and inventor of the first NMR scanning machine, was born on March 16, 1936. He was the first person who invented the first magnetic resonance scanning machine in 1974. Celebrating his 85th birthday, Damadian performed the first full-body scan in 1977. However, some scientists believe that the first MRI machine was invented in 1950; some think the first MRI was invented in the 1960s-1970s, which is completely interesting. For years, Damadian and his students have successfully researched the first whole-body MRI images. The second image shows how the MRI machine is developing and creating good imaging of the inside of a human body and trying to be more flexible to use with no risk. The quote says The priority dispute between Raymond Damadian and Paul Lauterbur over the ‘invention’ of … analyzes the complex socio-epistemic processes through which a claim for an invention is made and strengthened. (Prasad, A. 2007), which examines the socio-epistemic processes involved in the priority dispute between Raymond Damadian and his student Paul Lauterbur to go over the invention of MRI. Damadian’s purpose in creating MRI was to scan human body tissues and detect diseases. Mainly for those people who have a diagnosis of cancer, a tumor, or any tissue nerve problem that can be easily identified via MRI and prevented.
How doctors/Radiologists process an MRI
As we know, MRI is a tool entirely made by a powerful magnet. An MRI can quickly figure out what disease you have in your head and body and what kind of medication or surgery you are required for. During this procedure, the doctors advise you not to wear any accessories such as earrings, necklaces, watches, etc., because those items are made of metals and can easily attract the MRI magnetic system, which may cause you to face any consequences, such as hurting yourself or not being able to get off because of the strong magnetic field additionally, if you have surgeries before and have a metallic object inside. In this case, if the metal is not too weak, then you can do an MRI, but it depends on the doctors’ suggestions if the metal inside your body is too strong. The doctor will then suggest performing a CT scan or X-ray. Completely figure out the problems. During an MRI, change your clothes and wear a hospital gown. Just for safety, some doctors/radiologists can take photos/imaging of the inside of your body. There will be anti-noise headphones on the patient. When the patient eats the MRI machine inside, the sounds are loud, and without anti-noise headphones, it may cause a deaf situation or hearing difficulty. After your MRI scan, a radiologist will analyze the images and send them to the healthcare provider. The healthcare provider will tell you your problem with your body and suggest how to present your disease.
Facilities about MRI
MRI machines are mainly featured by strong magnetic fields, which may cause implanted medical devices to malfunction or distort images and cause mild allergic reactions, usually manageable with medication. As facilities, MRI scanners can offer superior soft tissue contrast and differentiation between fat, water, muscle, and other soft tissue compared to CT, which is better at imaging bones. Also, it offers more explicit images than CT scans, particularly for soft tissues, organs, and soft tissues like torn ligaments and herniated discs, making them a superior option for medical imaging. MRIs are often not immediately prescribed unless a physical exam reveals neurological deficits or if surgery is likely required. Creating an MRI machine in the hospital costs $1,000.00 to $5 million. This way, it is understandable how MRI contributes and how much demand it has for every patient, radiologist/doctor, and hospital staff. If there is no MRI. Radiologists have to use CT scans/X-rays for patients. which will be challenging because MRI has very creative imaging features that CT scans or X-rays do not. X-rays mostly take pictures of bones, and CT scans mainly take photos of the head.
Conclusion
In conclusion, imaging the human body by MRI can identify diagnosis, any body damage tumor application in clinical diagnosis enhances therapeutic effects by how to prevent diseases or what medications or surgeries are required. MRI provides practical value and long-term benefits for all patients, doctors/radiologists, and hospitals.
References-citations
Howell, J. (2015). Paul Lauterbur and the Invention of MRI by M. Joan Dawson (review). Technology and Culture, 56(1), 300–301. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2015.0030
Paul Lauterbur and the Invention of MRI by M. Joan Dawson (Review)
Prasad, A. (2007). The (Amorphous) Anatomy of an Invention: The Case of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Social Studies of Science, 37(4), 533–560. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306312706075334
The (Amorphous) Anatomy of an Invention: The Case of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Uludağ, K., & Blinder, P. (2018). Linking brain vascular physiology to hemodynamic response in ultra-high field MRI. NeuroImage, 168, 279–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.02.063
Linking brain vascular physiology to hemodynamic response in ultra-high field MRI
Other informations
- Benefits of Whole Body MRI-Aim of medical imaging
- How its created https://newatlas.com/medical/mri-scan-machine-learning-diagnose-alzheimers-dementia/
Kathryn Mary Broadhouse, KathrynThe Physics of MRI and How We Use It to Reveal the Mysteries of the Mind ((Frontiers for young mind) for young mind)
Rules and proddure https://www.mriequip.com/store/pc/MRI-Danger-Restricted-Access-Area-Door-Sign-p3372.htm
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