What Does Osteoarthritis Look Like On A Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
Magnetic resonance angiography is an
Alternative Names
MRA; Angiography - magnetic resonance
How the test is performed
You will lie down on a narrow table, which slides into a large tunnel-like tube inside the MRI scanner. You must lie very still during the exam because movement can make the images blurry.
The MRI uses very powerful magnets and...
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