MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

An MRI machine is found in hospitals and doctor's offices all over the country, but what do they do exactly. They use magnetic waves to take detailed photographs of the inside of the body. It gives you a picture that looks as if you sliced the organ or body part in half to look inside without any actual cutting. It is how doctors see injuries in their patients before they have to cut open for surgery. This gives doctors a chance to evaluate the problem before they operate to fix it. These types of images are used to detect most types of injuries done to the soft tissue throughout the body. They can be used to show a minuscule stress fracture of a bone and they can be used to detect tears or rips in the connective tissue. By essentially scanning the inside of the body, the MRI machine is a great example of how modern technology benefits the medical industry.