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usonian

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4. MRI is a giant magnet. Idiot cops walked into one MRI room and their handguns flew out of their holsters.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 12:51 AM

Nov 2025

There are warning signs ....

My physics advisor won a Nobel Physics prize for co-inventing the CAT scan. Computer Tomography.

FWIW, I have worked for or with several Nobel Prize winners. I'll just leave it at that.

I'm a lucky charm.

For other people.

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It wasn't an MRI. It was a CAT Scan. So what is the difference between what one uses each one to search for? [View all] 3Hotdogs Nov 2025 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Nov 2025 #1

I don't think any of his words or gestures are dispositive (just as they aren't trustworthy). RockRaven Nov 2025 #2

Computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are medical imaging techniques elleng Nov 2025 #3

MRI is a giant magnet. Idiot cops walked into one MRI room and their handguns flew out of their holsters. usonian Nov 2025 #4

Please Stay Away from This Mad Narcissist Squatting in Our White House! The Roux Comes First Nov 2025 #5

I think MRIs are for soft tissue, CAT scans for bones etc. Zorro Nov 2025 #6

You are not stationary in a MRI either, Disaffected Nov 2025 #7

Trump probably doesn't know the difference between an MRI and a CAT scan Zorro Nov 2025 #8

Yeah, I've had a couple and hated it. Disaffected Nov 2025 #11

I had both along with a PET for my cancer. xmas74 Nov 2025 #9

Cardiac calcification score, Ms. Toad Nov 2025 #10