MRI is a radiological method that is based on the physics of magnetic fields and allows us to visualize the inside of our bodies without performing surgery or administering ionizing radiation (X-radiation), as in CT scanning.
MRI is a safe and completely harmless investigation for the human body. The absence of ionizing radiation also makes it particularly suitable for repeat examinations at short intervals of time.
During magnetic resonance imaging, the patient comes within a very strong magnetic field (as much as 10,000 to 15,000 times higher than the Earth’s magnetic field), so that the atoms that make up our bodies (more specifically, protons) gain energy and orient themselves according to the pattern of the magnetic field itself.
