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Author:

Lawrence M. Davis, MD

Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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No side effects occur from the exam itself.

Author: Lawrence M. Davis, MD
Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

REFERENCES:

"Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- A Window into the Human Body." National Institute for Medical Research.

"Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MR/MRI)" Imaginis.

"Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan." Patient Education Institute. National Library of Medicine.

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Lawrence M Davis, MD, Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging (Clinical), Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Brown Medical School. Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Jonathan Adler, MD, Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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