MRI results?!
Question: I had an MRI a week ago and just got the results back ad this is exactly what it said,what does this mean?
Should I be worried?
Basilar cisterns,ventricular system and cerebral sulci appear unremarkable for age. There are, however,seen scattered in supraventrical white matter near cortex several small foci of increased signal bilaterally with a larger 5 mm area of increased signal adjacent to posterior right parietal cortex and a few small scattered periventricular foci of increased signal,especially along the white matter of the left anterial frontal horn.No increased signal is seen in the midbrain or cerebellum. Findings are unusual for age and would raise the question of possible MS or findings sometimes associated with severe migraines or connective tissue disorders or various vasulitides and Lyme Disease. Diffusion-weighted images show no areas of abnormal increased signal.
I do not get migraines,but I am a diabetic, my mother has MS, and my cousin has small strokes.
Answers: I had an MRI a week ago and just got the results back ad this is exactly what it said,what does this mean?
Should I be worried?
Basilar cisterns,ventricular system and cerebral sulci appear unremarkable for age. There are, however,seen scattered in supraventrical white matter near cortex several small foci of increased signal bilaterally with a larger 5 mm area of increased signal adjacent to posterior right parietal cortex and a few small scattered periventricular foci of increased signal,especially along the white matter of the left anterial frontal horn.No increased signal is seen in the midbrain or cerebellum. Findings are unusual for age and would raise the question of possible MS or findings sometimes associated with severe migraines or connective tissue disorders or various vasulitides and Lyme Disease. Diffusion-weighted images show no areas of abnormal increased signal.
I do not get migraines,but I am a diabetic, my mother has MS, and my cousin has small strokes.
MRI- This imaging technique may reveal MS lesions, which are caused by myelin loss. An intravenous dye, gadolinium, will highlight "active" lesions that have developed within the past two months and this may help doctors know whether the MS is in an active phase, even if no symptoms are present indicating an attack of MS. Newer MRI techniques can provide even greater detail about the degree of nerve fiber injury or permanent myelin loss and recovery
An MRI scan is the best way to locate multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions (also called plaques) in the brain or spinal cord. An MRI scan shows multiple brain lesions in more than 90% of people who have MS.
However, abnormal MRI results do not always mean that you have MS