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PET-MRI scan

By Dr. Ahmed Hafez

A PET-MRI scan combines a PET scan and an MRI scan into one to give detailed information about your cancer.  PET stands for positron emission tomography. It uses a mildly radioactive liquid (radioactive tracer) to show up areas of your body where cells are more active than normal.  MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It uses magnetism and radio waves to create cross section pictures of the body. It shows up soft tissues very clearly. You usually have a PET-MRI scan in the nuclear medicine or radiology department as an outpatient. These scanners tend to be only in the major

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Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) scan for prostate cancer

By Dr. Ahmed Hafez

MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It is a type of scan that creates pictures using magnetism and radio waves. MRI scans produce pictures from angles all around the body and shows up soft tissues very clearly.  The multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) is a special type of MRI scan that produces a more detailed picture of your prostate gland than a standard MRI scan does. You usually have an mpMRI scan if doctors suspect that you have prostate cancer. Why you might have an mpMRI It is important to know that an mpMRI scan alone cannot diagnose prostate cancer. But it can

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MRI scan

By Dr. Ahmed Hafez

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is a type of scan that uses magnetism and radio waves to take pictures of inside the body. The scan takes between 15 and 90 minutes. You might have one to find out whether you have cancer and if you do to measure how big it is and whether it has spread. You might also have one to see how well treatment is working. It is a safe test. If you have an injection of contrast dye it can cause a headache, dizziness or a warm flushed feeling An MRI is a type of scan that creates

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MRI

By Sama Mohamed

Key facts A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan takes detailed pictures of the inside of your body. An MRI uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to generate signals from the body, that are processed by a computer to create detailed pictures. An MRI is used to show certain problems, such as an injury, or in combination with other tests to diagnose a condition. The benefits of an MRI are that it produces very detailed pictures, does not use x-ray radiation, and is painless. Some people cannot have an MRI, for example, people with a pacemaker or certain implants containing

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