Siemens Open MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

"Open" architecture makes it more comfortable and less distressing for patients

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an imaging technique used primarily in medical setting to produce high quality images inside of the human body. It is primarily used to demonstrate diseases or other physiological alterations of living tissues. MRI is radiation free. It is frequently used by doctors to examine.

Bone & joints - shoulder & knee joints conditions, sport injuries, traumatic injury
Spine - disc problem, injury, tumor, spinal column infection
Brain, spinal cord & nerves - stroke, tumor, injury
Cancer - useful to diagnose certain tumor, particularly that involves the bones or muscular structure, rectum cancer, etc

MRI Spine

MRI Cervical Image

MRI has greatly improved the ability to visualize normal or any diseased tissue in the spine (also known as the back bone or vertebral column). It is also able to visualize the bony structures as well as the spinal cord and the nerves. Common applications are:

Disc problem - the most common indication for MRI of the spine is to identify bulging disc/slipped disc and degenerative disc which is a frequent cause of lower backpain and neck pain.
Injury - MRI is the method of choice to assess injuries to the spinal cord, joints and muscles as it able to delineate soft tissue plane clearer than other imaging such as CT scan.

Detection of stroke with MRI

MRI is very useful for the detection of stroke. MR angiography is the imaging of choice to study detail vascular anatomy such as blockage of the artery.