PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED - BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
TI  - What is an MRI scan and what can it do?
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2011.02.0073
DP  - 2011 Dec 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 141--144
VI  - 49
IP  - 12
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/49/12/141.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/49/12/141.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull2011 Dec 01; 49
AB  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique that produces cross-sectional images of a patient's body, using magnetism and radio waves.1 Here we discuss advantages and disadvantages of MRI scans and practical issues for clinicians and patients.