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MRI With Pacemaker: Is It Safe?

For years, combining an MRI with a pacemaker was unthinkable. It wasn’t even an option. The risk was too great, regardless of whether a traditional or stand-up MRI machine was used. However, science...

August 30, 2021 – 4 min read

MRI for Seizures

Epilepsy and other types of seizure disorders are caused by structural changes in your brain. Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, offered at American Health Imaging (AHI) is a valuable tool to help your...

April 19, 2021 – 2 min read

Diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injury with Medical Imaging

Your brain is a small but mighty organ. It makes up only 2% of your body weight but uses 20% of the oxygen you breathe. It controls everything, from breathing and digestion to...

March 16, 2021 – 3 min read

Brain Scans

Brain scans are imaging tests used to detect disease or abnormalities in the brain. Brain imaging tests can be an important part of stroke care, as they allow providers to see where and...

January 25, 2021 – 3 min read

Migraine MRI

Living with migraines can be debilitating, but the more you know about your migraines, the easier they become to treat. In some cases, you may want an MRI for a migraine provides insight...

June 11, 2019 – 3 min read

Can You See a Brain Tumor on an MRI Scan?

It can be frightening to think that you might have a brain tumor. You have tried to chalk up your headaches to stress, your fatigue to putting in extra hours at work, or...

November 30, 2018 – 3 min read

How a Brain Scan Can Help Diagnose Mental Illness

For the past 50 years or more, it’s been easy for doctors to diagnose broken bones, problems with organs, and many other diseases with blood tests and imaging devices. Unfortunately, identifying mental problems...

July 7, 2017 – 3 min read

Why You Might Need an MRI of the Brain

If your doctor has asked you to get an MRI of the brain, your mind may logically jump to the worst possibilities: you have a brain tumor or some other potentially deadly condition....

October 28, 2016 – 4 min read

New Technology in Concussion Diagnosis & Management

MRI software looks further into brain matter than ever before More than 40% of coaches and more than 50% of parents would feel comfortable allowing child athletes who have received a possible concussion...

December 29, 2015 – 3 min read