Rashad Is in the Hospital and Is About to Undergo

question 139

Multiple Choice

Rashad is in the hospital and is about to undergo a brain-imaging process that involves placing him inside a magnetic field so that a computer can create three-dimensional images of his brain.What procedure is he about to undergo?

• A)electroencephalography (EEG)
• B)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• C)computerized axial tomography (CT)
• D)positron-emission tomography (PET)

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