Distinguishing MRI from CT Scan 🤔

Name: Distinguishing MRI from CT Scan 🤔
Uploaded: 2024-02-19T21:00:16+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: A short YouTube excerpt (speaker: SPEAKER A) clarifying that MRI scans do not use ionizing radiation ("zero radiation") and therefore can be repeated…

19 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube excerpt (speaker: SPEAKER A) clarifying that MRI scans do not use ionizing radiation ("zero radiation") and therefore can be repeated without radiation exposure concerns, and emphasizing that whole-body MRI does not replace standard preventative screenings (e.g., mammograms, colonoscopies) but is an additional tool alongside physician-ordered yearly screenings.

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And a lot of people still get MRI confused with CAT scans. So they're surprised when they find out that there's no radiation. They say, oh, I heard that MRI is like a thousand X rays. There's zero radiation with an mri. So like you said, you can do it as often as you want with no risk of being exposed to any level of radiation. And you did touch on it, Dr. Moka, a little bit earlier, people often will ask, they say, oh, I don't want to do a mammogram. Can this replace it? Or I don't want to do a colonoscopy. Can this replace it? Absolutely not. This does not replace it. This is a tool. In addition to any type of regular preventative screenings that are being ordered by their physician, any yearly screenings that they're already doing.