{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Center for Comprehensive Spine Care","provider_url":"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org","author_name":"Roseann","author_url":"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/author\/roh2028med-cornell-edu\/","title":"When Would You Need a CT Scan Instead of an MRI? | Center for Comprehensive Spine Care","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"t1wJ4XG6Jl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/when-would-you-need-a-ct-scan-instead-of-an-mri\/\">When Would You Need a CT Scan Instead of an MRI?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/when-would-you-need-a-ct-scan-instead-of-an-mri\/embed\/#?secret=t1wJ4XG6Jl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;When Would You Need a CT Scan Instead of an MRI?&#8221; &#8212; Center for Comprehensive Spine Care\" data-secret=\"t1wJ4XG6Jl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"CT imaging shows many aspects of bony detail better than an MRI, and it's also quick, so it is often the most appropriate first choice in the case of a trauma. A CT may take less than two or three minutes to obtain all the images. In comparison, an MRI can take 15 to 45 minutes. Learn more from the experts at the WCM Spine Center","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/salama-gayle-150-150x150.png"}