Magnetic attraction: Universiti Malaya Professor of Medical Physics Dr Ng Kwan Hoong said one of the misconceptions about MRI scanners is that they can be easily ‘switched off’.
PETALING JAYA: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has always been thought of as one of the safest diagnostic imaging procedure, although it’s strong magnetic field can prove to be dangerous to the unwary.
One of the misconceptions about MRI scanners is that they (the magnetic field) can be easily switched on and off, said Universiti Malaya Professor of Medical Physics Dr Ng Kwan Hoong.
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