It wasn't an MRI. It was a CAT Scan. So what is the difference between what one uses each one to search for?

[3Hotdogs]

He was asked if he had an MRI. He answered in the affirmative, "I had an MRI." BUT he was moving his arm forward and backward when describing his MRI.

Problem is, you are stationary in MRI's. You move in and out of a CAT scan..

So what might physicians be looking for with a CAT scan?


Inquiring minds (or at least one inquiring mind) want to know.

[RockRaven]

2. I don't think any of his words or gestures are dispositive (just as they aren't trustworthy).

I wouldn't trust that he had an MRI because he said he did, but I also wouldn't conclude he didn't because his hand gestures did not meet my expectations.

[elleng]

3. Computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are medical imaging techniques

used to create detailed images of internal organs and tissues. They differ in their technology, applications, and limitations.
Technology:
CT Scan: Uses X-rays to create images.
MRI: Uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images.

[usonian]

4. MRI is a giant magnet. Idiot cops walked into one MRI room and their handguns flew out of their holsters.

There are warning signs ....

My physics advisor won a Nobel Physics prize for co-inventing the CAT scan. Computer Tomography.

FWIW, I have worked for or with several Nobel Prize winners. I'll just leave it at that.

I'm a lucky charm.

For other people.

[The Roux Comes First]

5. Please Stay Away from This Mad Narcissist Squatting in Our White House!

[Zorro]

6. I think MRIs are for soft tissue, CAT scans for bones etc.

[Disaffected]

7. You are not stationary in a MRI either,

you move into the machine such that the target area is in the scanner and out afterwards.

MRIs are better at detecting brain damage (better soft tissue image resolution) - in Trump's case, my guess would be a brain MRI.

[Zorro]

8. Trump probably doesn't know the difference between an MRI and a CAT scan

I do relish the thought of him enduring an MRI, if that's what he had.

[Disaffected]

11. Yeah, I've had a couple and hated it.

Very claustrophobic. If I ever had to have another, I would probably ask for sedation which is probably what they did to Trump (if he was not already not sedated or catatonic).

[xmas74]

9. I had both along with a PET for my cancer.

I'll take the CT over the MRI anytime.

[Ms. Toad]

10. Cardiac calcification score,

Based on the stuff they said right after the visit. I've been dating that since he started yammering about how things he said his heart was.