Locomotion System

        
   
 

 

  

Continuous Passive Motion Device

Ultrasound

X - Ray

CAT Scans

MRI

Hyfrecator

Osmometer

  

Purpose: Provides high-quality images of the interior of the human body.

Usage Method: Patient is placed on a scanning table which is moved into a tube-like device holding the magnetic imager.

Portable: No

  
   
   

Working with radio wave energy pulses, the MRI scanner can identify minute areas of tissue inside the body to gradually build up a 2- or 3-D map of these tissue types. The power of MRI comes from its ability to tailor scanning parameters to differentiate various body tissues, and being able to show images of flowing blood in almost every part of the body. MRI image contrast functions by changing the magnetic fields in the tissues being examined. Normal and abnormal tissue respond in different ways to the alteration and produce differing signals that are transferred to the images, allowing the radiologist to check for tissue abnormalities and disease processes.

  • Ability to diagnose a wide range of diseases/medical problems
  • Low incidence of adverse side effects
  • Flexibility of being able to image in any plane for better views of the patient's body

  • Not ideal for patients with claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces)
  • Not usable for patients with pacemakers (will not function in the MRI device's magnetic field)
  • Extremely high cost

   
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