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By PETER FAKOURY
Times-Democrat Special Writer
In years past the main tools of a physi- \ cian’s trade were experience and intuition. While these two elements are still an important part of medicine, physicians now have an arsenal of new technological tools to help diagnose and treat sick and injured people.
Some of the latest advances in medical technology are available locally at Fauquier Hospital. There are about 70 doctors on the hospital’s active medical staff who rely on state-of-the-art technologies when diagnosing and treating their patients.
Many of the latest high-tech diagnostic procedures are offered through the hospital’s radiology department. The most recent addi- 1 tion to the department’s tool kit is a brand new magnetic resonance imaging system, j Recently Fauquier Hospital and Culpeper Memorial Hospital jointly purchased the $ 1.4 million MR1 scanner, which now serves both hospitals.
MRI allows physicians to see inside the body without having to do exploratory j surgery. The system uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create three-dimensional pictures of organs, bones, and other tissues. MRI is a non-invasive technology that can create detailed images of the body without the use of x-ray radiation.
Fauquier Hospital’s new MRI scanner is mounted in a tractor-trailer, and is
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