| The MRI and CT scans are different in a number of | | | | MRI was originally invented by Dr. Raymond V. |
| ways. The CAT scan (Computerized axial | | | | Damadian in 1971. He then collaborated with Dr. Larry |
| Tomography) also known as the CT scan was | | | | Minkoff and Dr. Michael Goldsmith, expanding MRI |
| invented by Sir Godfry and Robert Ledley in 1975. It | | | | technology and thus providing physicians a way to see |
| was the first diagnostic tool capable of seeing inside | | | | the soft tissue of the body. The first MRI scan |
| the body and the brain. The traditional X-ray was not | | | | performed in a full body MRI machine was 1977. |
| capable of seeing the soft tissue of the brain and | | | | Today, the MRI is considered by many physicians to |
| body. | | | | be the standard for imaging the structures and tissues |
| A CT scanner emits a group of narrow beams of | | | | of the human body. MRI scans can detect tumors in |
| radiation through the human body, unlike an X-ray | | | | the brain, masses in the abdomen, or blockages in the |
| machine that uses just one beam of radiation. The key | | | | vascular system. There are a number of disorders the |
| drawback here is the use of radiation. CT scans use | | | | MRI can image. MRI scans are clear and concise, they |
| radiation that can cause damage to your DNA after | | | | emit no radiation and they show much more detail than |
| continued exposure. Some radiology departments still | | | | their predecessor the CT scan. MRI technology |
| use CT scans as a preferred screening test for | | | | provides much more detailed images. As MRI |
| certain ailments including, chest X-rays, simple broken | | | | technology continues to improve, it is likely to surpass |
| bones, and tests for pneumonia. | | | | the use of radiation methods, such as X-rays and CT |
| MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans are a fairly | | | | scans, in all imaging of the body and brain. |
| new type of imaging compared to the CT scan. The | | | | |