Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a medical technique that uses radio waves in a strong magnetic field created by large magnets to clearly distinguish specific anatomical structures from others, and to detect and describe the differences between healthy and diseased tissues.

IN WHICH DISEASES IS IT USED?

MRI can be applied to different parts of the body for different purposes. MRI is particularly suitable for imaging soft tissues or non-bony structures of the body. It can be used to evaluate patients with migraines, headaches, neurological disorders, suspected brain tumors, epileptic seizures, problems with the eyes, ears, or temporomandibular joint, spinal problems, disc herniations, shoulder and knee joints, ligaments, sports injuries, heart diseases, thoracic and abdominal organ disorders, and bone structure disorders.

With a properly equipped MRI device, sufficient for every region of the body, the following can be examined:

• Brain, eyes, inner ear, ear structures, pituitary gland, temporomandibular joint, cerebral arteries and veins (head region studies)

• Neck, larynx, pharynx, salivary glands, tongue and surrounding structures

• Lungs, heart, and large vessels related to the heart

• Abdominal organs and lower abdomen

• Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine pathologies

• Shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, and foot joints and extremities

• Whole-body angiography

• MR spectroscopy

• Cranial and abdominal diffusion imaging

• Perfusion MRI

• MRCP, MR pyelography, and MR myelography

• CSF flow studies

• Kinematic imaging

• Whole-body metastasis screening

• Dynamic tissue (liver, breast, tumor) MRI

• Regional MR angiographic studies