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                                                                  THE BRAIN Blog is written by: Alondra Bonet   The brain is such a complex organ in the human body. Interestingly, the brain is vital to the human anatomy and has many roles and functions. The brain is like our "motor", without it, we won't be able to send signals to every other part of our body. In MRI, brain scans are very common. Some indications for a brain scan might be to diagnose and detect tumors, lesions, hemorrhages, and other brain abnormalities ( Burghart & Finn, 2011 ). When doing an MRI brain scan there a different protocols for different types of exams. For example, in a routine brain scan, the main thing is capturing the entire brain. The most common plane...