Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis and evaluation: Difference between revisions
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===== <span style="color:#ff0000">Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)</span> ===== | ===== <span style="color:#ff0000">Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)</span> ===== | ||
* '''MRI uses strong magnetic fields and the electromagnetic properties of hydrogen/protons to generate the signal that is used to create images[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5503950/#]''' | * See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfUt-Ai8DF4 Video on Approach and Principles to Prostate MRI] | ||
*'''MRI uses strong magnetic fields and the electromagnetic properties of hydrogen/protons to generate the signal that is used to create images[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5503950/#]''' | |||
**Signal intensities from tissues vary based on the hydrogen/proton content of that tissue | **Signal intensities from tissues vary based on the hydrogen/proton content of that tissue | ||