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What is MRI?

Key MRI Concepts •MRI uses magnetic fields to manipulate and image hydrogen atoms in the body. •Different tissue types are variably influenced by these magnetic fields, resulting in their variable appearances on MRI …






The Telltale Bone

I review a lot of bone MRI images, toiling alone for hours in my secluded office, in near-darkness. Let me tell you a secret (in a creepy Sixth …






The Good, the Bad, and the Meniscus

As a radiologist with special training in musculoskeletal imaging, I interpret MRIs of the knee on a daily basis, and probably the most …