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Doc said mri of aorta can be bad because of air in lungs and picture can be hard to get clear does this mean he uses bad technique?

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Perhaps movement?: MRI imaging is susceptible to a variety of artifacts. Movement is a one reason for poor quality imaging. Since MRI images take time to generate, often longer than one can hold their breath. So imaging anything near the lungs can difficult since there is movement with normal quiet breathing.

Answered 4/14/2015

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