Dealing in single planes: As with several other diagnostic imaging devices, most MRI images are taken in a single plane. In fact, CT scans require hundreds of individual slices to comprise their three-dimensional images. As a result, it is important for physicians to become comfortable dealing with viewing images from different orientations throughout the body.
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Cranial
6) On the MRI images below, give the name of the specific plane that each image was taken from and suggest which region of the body is shown.
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