A patient is brought into the emergency room showing symptoms such as droppingmouth and slurred speech. The doctor suspects a stroke and immediately arranges acomputerized tomography (CT) scan of the patient's head to aid diagnostics. Discusswhy the doctor may have suggested a CT scan over magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). Describe in detail the physical basis of CT.The next day after the patient has been hospitalized the doctor decides to have a MRIto complement the diagnosis. Name one advantage of MRI compared to CT. Describein detail the physical basis of MRI.The are two main types of stroke: ischemic, caused by a lack of blood flow andhemorrhagic, due to bleeding. On the basis of the CT scan, discuss how each type ofstroke would appear in the CT scan.Since the patient has hypercholesterolemia and reported pain in the left arm duringhospitalisation, the doctor wants to clarify if the patient may suffer fromatherosclerosis in the carotid artery. Name a technique that may be most appropriatefor use at the bedside to clarify the condition. Describe the physical basis of thistechnique in detail.

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