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A 52-year-old male asked:
What are advantages of mrt (magnetic resonance tomography) scan over mri (magnetic resonance imaging) scan? are these equally safe?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Elden Randanswered
Cardiology 22 years experience
Same: Those are equivalent terms for the same type of imaging. No x-rays or iodine containing contrast is used for MRI studies.
Here is a helpful link.
http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Magnetic%20Resonance%20Tomography
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Last updated Jan 7, 2020
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