"The MRI data is read by a computer and then turned into the image that the Radiologist looks at. Dee Dee Dee..."
Current MRI machines do not take days to "read" the MRIs. The MRI computer reconstructs the data from the scan immediately after each sequence ends. There are 5 to 10+ sequences per study depending on the anatomy scanned. The computer does no "reading" of the images. Once all data is acquired, the MRI tech then sends the study to a DICOM server that the Radiologist then has access to. Current MRI machines and post-processing workstations are very quick, almost instant.
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31 @ Sep 25th 2007 5:03PM
"The MRI data is read by a computer and then turned into the image that the Radiologist looks at. Dee Dee Dee..."
Current MRI machines do not take days to "read" the MRIs.
The MRI computer reconstructs the data from the scan immediately after each sequence ends. There are 5 to 10+ sequences per study depending on the anatomy scanned. The computer does no "reading" of the images. Once all data is acquired, the MRI tech then sends the study to a DICOM server that the Radiologist then has access to. Current MRI machines and post-processing workstations are very quick, almost instant.