Wanna join me for a CT scan today?

Don't all jump at once😄

I know they are about ten minutes, vs. 40 for MRI. YAY!! BUT I can't recall, is it more open too? I remember feeling so anxious in an MRI tube, with this loud humming over it, ughh! I think the CT scan machine has a bit more space and area around you as you lay on the slider?

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Cyclist · 46-50, M

MRIs do not involve radiation. Regardless of more or less open, MRIs do not involve any risk. Because of that a physician will only order a CT scan when it is the only good option and absolutely necessary. So do it.

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Cyclist · 46-50, M

@JoyfulSilence I am a physicist. X rays are a type of ionizing radiation, which means that they can damage DNA. A CT scan involves a dose of X rays several thousand times higher than a simple X ray. That is why they can be harmful. MRI does not involve ionizing radiation, so it poses no danger.

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Cyclist · 46-50, M

@JoyfulSilence I did not change my reply.