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  1. All right next on how to use an MRI.
  2. So firstly the patient will lie on a bed um
  3. either ft 1st.
  4. Our head first depending on the body part that is
  5. being scanned.
  6. The MRI is operated by a computer by a technician
  7. in a different room.
  8. A coil will be placed over the body part that
  9. is going to be imaged of.
  10. And it will slice like bread of the different body
  11. parts for the technician to evaluate clicking sounds will go
  12. off and it is very constant.
  13. Um This is the sound of the image being taken.
  14. Images will then show up on the computer for the
  15. technician to evaluate some details about the MRI.
  16. Um are typical M.
  17. R. I will take about 25 minutes to an hour.
  18. Individual must lay still during the whole entire time or
  19. the images will be blurred.
  20. If the patient and the MRI are having troubles with
  21. certain body parts not showing up very clearly.
  22. An ivy will be injected with gadolinium which helps produce
  23. clearer images.
  24. Headphones and earplugs will be given to the patient for
  25. them to listen to so it can drown out that
  26. constant clicking noise.
  27. The patient can also talk to the technician on the
  28. other side of the room.
  29. People have metal plates or like an iron rod and
  30. their femur for an example, or cochlear implants, pacemakers or
  31. wearing jewelry are very much prohibited to an MRI.
  32. It can be very very dangerous since it is a
  33. magnetic to that is being used.
  34. Um And that picture right, there is a good example
  35. of a typical room where the tube and the patient
  36. is on one room and the technician with the computer
  37. is on the other side of the room and he
  38. can see through the window next would be pros and
  39. cons of using an MRI.
  40. Some benefits include that it is non evasive, It's very
  41. safe to use.
  42. It does not use radiation so it doesn't cause much
  43. harm to the patient that is being uh in the
  44. tube there very clear images will show up and it
  45. can be easier for doctors and technicians to evaluate.
  46. And it covers a larger portion of the body from
  47. many different angles.
  48. So this is very beneficial to again for everybody.
  49. However some disadvantages would be that an MRI can be
  50. very expensive from $1,000 or more.
  51. Um And other part is that since this does take
  52. up to 25 minutes or so the patient must lay
  53. still for the the whole entire time.
  54. And this can really be painful for people who are
  55. claustrophobic. They'll have a harder time uh sitting or laying
  56. in that tube.
  57. Hopefully when they have the music going on that can
  58. help them.
  59. Um Sometimes they do get sedated a little bit if
  60. they tell their doctor that they are claustrophobic, an undetected
  61. metal implants would be heavily affected.
  62. And again, like I mentioned earlier, it be super, super
  63. dangerous for the MRI to scan and will very much
  64. be dangerous to the persons and that is our presentation.