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RE: Guess what this is?🤔
Correct! Its a CT/CAT scan! Well done. Have you been in it?
FYI: CTs and MRIs are used for different purposes, although either can be used in some cases. CT scans are helpful in diagnosing serious injuries to the head, chest/lungs, abdomen, spine and pelvis. CT is quicker but has more radiation.
MRIs often do a better job of diagnosing issues in the soft tissues, breasts, joints, spine, tendons and ligaments- so differences between normal and abnormal tissue is clearer.
I don't know if I have had a CAT scan before (possibly when I was younger), but I have had an MRI taken before because I have epilepsy and they had to do a brain scan. If you are claustrophobic, MRIs can be fairly unnerving since your entire body has to be inside the tube for a while. I had to stay in one for about 30 minutes. I wasn't too scared of the whole ordeal, but it is not fun having to lie still in the same position for that long inside of a tube.
Totally agree with you. Can be scary. And its so noisy. Your 30mins could feel 3hours!:(