Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in most women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and the woman is no longer able to have children. Menopause typically occurs between 45 and 55 years of age.
The turnaround time for an MRI scan depends on the radiologists' schedule. At many medical centers, the radiologist may interpret the scan and write a report on the order of several hours to one day. From that point, it is up to the physician who ordered the MRI scan to share the results with the patient.
High-quality, whole body MRI imaging that would take 2 hours even 1 year ago now can be done in 10-15 minutes, making the technique very suitable for rapid, highly accurate whole body imaging in an easily tolerable time frame. Other reasons for using CT include cost and the number of available systems (greater with CT).