When it comes to diagnosing an illness or injury, few things have done as much for the practice as imaging machines. Medical technology now allows doctors to accurately see, assess, and repair an injury with very little guess work. Diagnostic imaging can help to narrow the causes of an injury or pain and ensure that…
When it comes to diagnosing an illness or injury, few things have done as much for the practice as imaging machines. Medical technology now allows doctors to accurately see, assess, and repair an injury with very little guess work. Diagnostic imaging can help to narrow the causes of an injury or pain and ensure that the diagnosis is accurate. These scanning techniques—X-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)—are often mentioned in articles, in doctors’ offices, and with your lawyer, but what exactly are they and how are they different?