What is the difference

disneyfan2008
disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
in Breast Cancer #1
I keep reading sonogram, ultrasound, CAT scan, MRI...!

All go in tube/tunnel?

Denise

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  • Lighthouse_7
    Lighthouse_7 Member Posts: 1,566 Member
    #2
    Hi Denise.
    Not sure but I think sonogram and ultrasound are the same thing. This is done with sound waves? No tunnel, just gel on your body for the transducer.
    Cat Scan is the one that looks like a big donut. Easy and fast.
    MRI is the dreaded tube. Magnetic Residence Imaging....I know the "R" word is wrong but close. :)
    I think the CT is the one with the most radiation so the other two are safer for that but each one has it's place for different images.
    CT and MRI actually show images like slices for a better picture.
    Hope this helps but like I say, not 100% sure.
    Hugs,
    Wanda
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #3
    Lighthouse_7 said:

    Hi Denise.
    Not sure but I think sonogram and ultrasound are the same thing. This is done with sound waves? No tunnel, just gel on your body for the transducer.
    Cat Scan is the one that looks like a big donut. Easy and fast.
    MRI is the dreaded tube. Magnetic Residence Imaging....I know the "R" word is wrong but close. :)
    I think the CT is the one with the most radiation so the other two are safer for that but each one has it's place for different images.
    CT and MRI actually show images like slices for a better picture.
    Hope this helps but like I say, not 100% sure.
    Hugs,
    Wanda

    Thanks for info as you know
    Thanks for info as you know it...

    NO real reason I need to know..just hear so many differnt tests..
  • missingtexas
    missingtexas Member Posts: 146
    #4
    disneyfan2008 said:

    Thanks for info as you know
    Thanks for info as you know it...

    NO real reason I need to know..just hear so many differnt tests..

    Wanda is pretty much right
    Wanda is pretty much right on the money. Sono/ultrasound are the same (It's the same thing they use to see a baby)...Magnetic Resonance Imaging (close enough) is a "tube". The CT is the donut thing. CT are better for bony structures. MRI is better for soft tissue. CT is much faster (a couple minutes).

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