Noninvasive tool for diagnosing disease and problems.
Riverwood participates in a visiting MRI scanner that comes to the hospital, each Monday and Thursday.
For more information on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, call (218) 927-5515.
Because MRI provides state-of-the-art in clear pictures of soft-tissue structures near and around bones, it is the most sensitive exam for spinal and joint problems.
MRI is widely used to diagnose sports-related injuries, especially those affecting the knee, shoulder, hip, elbow and wrist. The images allow the physician to see even very small tears and injuries to ligaments and muscles.
In addition, MRI of the heart, aorta, coronary arteries and blood vessels is a fast, noninvasive tool for diagnosing coronary artery disease and heart problems.