Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (also known as MRI)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive procedure which does not require surgery or use of radiation. An MRI creates detailed internal images of your body which can assist in diagnosis or planning treatment.

Safe and painless, the MRI system creates a magnetic field, sends radio waves into your body, and then measures the response with a computer. This makes a series of detailed images of the inside of your body. The average examination lasts between 25 and 60 minutes.

Similar to CAT scans, MRIs are unable to detect tumours unless the cells are aggregated to produce a physical mass.