Can body scans be done with MRI?

Or only CT scans?

Answers from doctors (1)


Bay Imaging Group

Published on Dec 22, 2009

We do Whole Body on CT only, as a MRI would be a several hour study. The Whole Body CT study is less than 45 minutes

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Answered by Bay Imaging Group

We do Whole Body on CT only, as a MRI would be a several hour study. The Whole Body CT study is less than 45 minutes

Published on Jul 11, 2012


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