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Is there any value in getting a chest mri? i am fearful of getting a chest ct and don't want the radiation. i've been having chronic chest pain.
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Chest Scans: It is well known in medicine that chest scans are by far better with a ct scan than an mri. This is not the case for much of the rest of the body, but chest ct scan is the right test!
Answered 7/24/2013
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