H*********r
发帖数: 659 | 1 Technically, Yao's foot could be scanned by MRI | T*********e
发帖数: 9208 | 2 well, that's a normal person, how about a foot with metal implant right
along the area to be scanned?
【在 H*********r 的大作中提到】
: Technically, Yao's foot could be scanned by MRI
| H*********r
发帖数: 659 | 3 There would be distortion to certain degree, but an experienced radiologist
should still be able to interprete the image. The fracture on the image
should be obviously different from image artifact or distortion caused by
inhomogeneous field.
【在 T*********e 的大作中提到】
: well, that's a normal person, how about a foot with metal implant right
: along the area to be scanned?
| e********3
发帖数: 18578 | 4 exactly, radiologist are trained to view different kinds of images, and
people with metal implants are not rare cases clinically.
As I said, it is definitely technically feasible for Yao Ming to undergo a MRI scan.
BTW: You work in MD Anderson, right? There are tons of Chinese there, hehe.
radiologist
【在 H*********r 的大作中提到】
: There would be distortion to certain degree, but an experienced radiologist
: should still be able to interprete the image. The fracture on the image
: should be obviously different from image artifact or distortion caused by
: inhomogeneous field.
| H*********r
发帖数: 659 | 5 i'm one of the thousands of chinese ppl, not one of the tons of chinese ppl
:)
MRI scan.
【在 e********3 的大作中提到】
: exactly, radiologist are trained to view different kinds of images, and
: people with metal implants are not rare cases clinically.
: As I said, it is definitely technically feasible for Yao Ming to undergo a MRI scan.
: BTW: You work in MD Anderson, right? There are tons of Chinese there, hehe.
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: radiologist
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