ʻO ke kiʻi kiʻi magnetic resonance (MRI machine) kahi ʻano o ka tomography, e hoʻohana ana i nā phenomena magnetic resonance e loaʻa ai nā hōʻailona electromagnetic mai ke kino kanaka a kūkulu hou i ka ʻike kino kanaka.ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o ka CT scan no ka mea ʻaʻole ia e hana i ka radiation ionizing a hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia no nā wahine hāpai, a ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o ka CT scan e nānā i ka ʻiʻo palupalu o ke kino.