MRI of Brain

[warriors41]

Is MRI completely safe for the brain?

[moneyg86]

I got MRI just few minute ago

[rasheddawabsheh]

cool

[mburch1974]

This is cool can they make 3-D models using MRI data on a 3d printer?

[gwdidg]

For sure. We used to do just that at MGH, making miniature models of peoples' brains after a scan so they could take it home as a souvenir.

[Rohan2300]

huh, how about that..I had exactly the same idea totally independantly around a year ago. I want to have a life size replica of either my brain or my skull, or possibly my heart. the heart would be my quirky valentines gift to my significant other :P

out of interest, are there any notable hazards associated with MRI scans? beyond having metal objects on my person of course.

[tonymagona334]

thats freking awesome

i like the PET scan better though cause you can see the current activity of the brain

[gwdidg]

Actually you can do that with MRI too with a technique they call functional MRI. PET and MRI have their own strengths, but MRI has one big advantage in that it does not require injecting a radioactive tracer, like PET does.

[tonymagona334]

all i know is that i wanna see my brains activity when i play guitar hero :)

[tuxidoguy]

the resolution has spoild it for the 3 tesla ! looksnothing diffrent than 1.5 , can you send me the original video file . I need it.

[gwdidg]

The original looks much better than what came back after uploading to YouTube. I should try it again a different way and see if I can improve it.

[DLPBurke]

place it up with 640*480 and it will turn into a higher res image when encoded by tube

[Dotveoh]

i had a MRI before! they told me that i had build of calcium in my brain! and my doctor told me, there is nothing to worry about!

[916bigAl]

are kt and mri scans the same and both 100 percent reliable?

and can 1 scan check the entire sections of the brain (hypothamalus,medullaoblangata­,midbrain,stem etc)?

[gwdidg]

I assume you mean CT (and X-ray based imaging method) compared to MRI. There are possible artifacts in both imaging methods, but they can usually be recognised as such. CT is used a lot because it is fast and cheap and can image some soft tissues like lungs that don't come out well in MRI. But MRI doesn't involve X-rays, which are a health hazard in themselves, and can be used to discriminate between different kinds of tissues. It can show inflamation, fibers, metabolites, and brain activity.

[justinvideos9]

Just to append to the good aforemetioned info, MR is used instead of CT when images are needed in the bone-heavy posterior fossa area because of artifacts (things in the image that are not really there)caused by ionizing radiation are not present in MR. The clearer and more distinct MRI gives superior diagnostic information and will often be done over Cat Scan

[jsokhey]

awsome

[grenouil1970]

Super Cool