Little Briton Jack Uolborn suffered from congenital heart problems and narrowing of the heart valve. If the problem not solved promptly, it could further endanger the child's life.
In such cases, doctors generally extend valve by means of a special wiring and a probe which is established after a series of large-scale X-ray images. But in the case of Dr. Jack decided to do MRI ( Magnetic Resonance Therapy ). The boy was the first patient in the world who during this procedure do not need X-rays. Thus a child manages to avoid exposure to radiation, which in some cases may cause the formation of tumor diseases.
With MRI ( Magnetic resonance therapy ) Uses a magnetic field, which is not only virtually harmless to humans, but also allows physicians to get a more detailed picture of what is happening inside the body.
How do X-rays harmful to health? Statistics is that - one in every two thousand adults and one in a thousand sick child cancer , The cause of which is the passage of similar X-ray examination. In fact, many patients have no idea about this sad connection, but still instinctively avoid X-rays, by opting MRI .
"Avoid radiation is especially important in the case of children, because their cells are more vulnerable to radiation, and hence the risk of cancer at some subsequent segment of their lives is much higher - says Professor Reza Razavi from King's College London, who conducted the operation on Jack Uolbornom. - The risk of cancer from X-ray very small, but in recent years we more and more often use these treatments. "
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