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Magnetic resonance imaging
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Saving lives with M.R.I.
SAVING LIVES WITH MRI
The magician's act of sawing aperson in half is, of course, only an illusion. No illusion is the new "Star Wars' technology known as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). When aimed across the abdomen, it can give physicians a picture as if the body were actually cut in two. The "knife' can cut through the body and give a picture of all the insides just as they are. There is no need to move one partto see another or to deal with blood, as in an operation. For both the doctor and the patient, this information can be priceless. MRI can make "cuts' anyplace in any direction, depending upon the area of the body that is suspected of causing the affliction. The results--had I not seen them with my own eyes--would be unbelievable. For Bob Silvers, MRI was a lifesaver.Bob is our religion editor at the Post. When a sudden onslaught of lower-back ...See the full content of this document
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