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There is a chance of multiple floating ribs why did they give me a ct scan instead of an mri what can they do for this to fix this horrible pain im in?
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CT scans are better: To define the boney problems than the mri's. Discuss with your physician as to the cause of your pain. Maybe you still will need the mri, as well.
Answered 12/29/2013
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