MRI

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In this episode of the I Can't Sleep Podcast, fall asleep while learning about magnetic resonance imaging machines. There's a lot of science in this one and I didn't understand much of it. But that shouldn't stop you from listening in to see how long you can stay awake. Happy sleeping! Ad-Free Episodes Want an ad-free experience? Follow this link to support the podcast and get episodes with no ads: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/ ProLon Get 15% off Prolon's 5-day nutrition program at ProlonLife.com/ICANTSLEEP. Factor Head to FACTORMEALS.com/icantsleep50 and use code icantsleep50 to get 50% off. DoorDash Get 50% off up to $20 and zero delivery fees on your first order when you download the DoorDash app and enter code ICANTSLEEP. BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/icantsleep today to get 10% off your first month HelloFresh Go to HelloFresh.com/50icantsleep and use code 50icantsleep for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months. Jupiter CBD Oil Save 20% off your first purchase by entering GETSLEEP upon checkout, or click here: https://www.getjupiter.com/share/icantsleep SleepPhones Follow this affiliate link to purchase headphones you can fall asleep with: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=793 then enter the code ICANTSLEEP10 at checkout to receive a discount. This content is derived from the Wikipedia article Magnetic Resonance Imaging, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. The article can be accessed at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Glassbox Media Podcast.
0:07.0	Welcome back or welcome to the I Can't Sleep Podcast, where I read random articles from across the web to bore you to sleep with my soothing voice.
0:19.0	I'm your host, Benjamin Boster.
0:22.0	Today's episode is from a Wikipedia article titled Magnetic
0:26.3	Residence Imaging. Magnetic Residence Im MRI, is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body.
0:44.0	MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields,
0:48.0	magnetic field gradients,
0:50.0	and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body.
0:55.0	MRI does not involve x-rays or the use of ionizing radiation,
1:00.0	which distinguishes it from computed tomography, CT, and position emission tomography, PET scans.
1:09.0	MRI is a medical application of nuclear magnetic resonance
1:13.4	NMR, which can also be used for imaging
1:17.1	and other NMR applications,
1:19.6	such as NMR spectroscopy.
1:24.0	MRI. NMR spectroscopy. MRI is widely used in hospitals and clinics for medical diagnosis,
1:29.0	staging, and follow-up of disease.
1:33.0	Compared to CT, MRI provides better contrast in images of soft issues,
1:40.0	for example in the brain or abdomen.
1:44.0	However, it may be perceived as less comfortable by patients
1:48.0	due to the usually longer and louder measurements
1:51.0	with the subject in a long confining tube, although open MRI designs
1:57.3	mostly relieve this.
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