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| MRI results | 5/30/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I can't interpret my MRI, family doc was no help. Could you define what the following sentences ...
A: Here goes... 1. A piece of intervertebral disc is sticking out and that piece is described as ...
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| Pituitary GlandMRI/MRA Results | 5/27/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: Can someone help possibly? I went to the doctor for headaches and he sent me for an MRi, which came ...
A: I am thinking that what was seen on your MRI is accurate. Your MRA would be for vessels only. What ...
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| Chest Ct Scan and RCC | 5/27/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I am hoping you can help me. My husband has rcc. He had a neph back in 10/07. Due to reduced ...
A: Sorry to hear of your situation... O.K. here goes 1. He has a calcified artery around the ...
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| MS the dr wants me to wait | 5/21/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I had an mri recently of my brain. the radiologist said other than the brain damage that the white ...
A: You know answering these questions...I often sit back and try to give a quality, concise and clear ...
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| allergy to iodine used in CAT scans | 5/20/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: Can a person have an allergic reaction 6 days after having a CAT scan in which the iodine dye was ...
A: Most reactions occur within the first few minutes. reactions to contrast media in general are rare ...
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| MRI inturpretation | 5/19/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: My son is 3 years old and has a diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis. He has been complaining of ...
A: 1. The bladder is really full. 2. The doctor so nothing like a tumor 3. Yes, according to the ...
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| image quality | 5/18/2008 | CT Guy Carl |
Q: if you took images of a malformation in soft tissue, with both CT and MRI, which would come out ...
A: It depends upon the kind of tissue, location, suspected pathology and how it is imaged (contrast ...
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| CT results | 5/18/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I had a CT done due to pain and growth in abdomen area. I was called first thing the next day to ...
A: You will worry no matter what I say. First of all do not let the word NEOPLASM scare you. Neoplasm ...
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| How to obtain a second opinion on an MRI? | 5/16/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I am sorry to ask another question so soon. Our 9 year old son has not been well. He has had a ...
A: No problem for asking any questions...doing this makes me realize something that I felt a long time ...
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| MRI - Sarcoma ??? Mass on thigh 4 x 4 cm | 5/14/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: If an MRI sees a tumor (scared for sarcoma)on the thigh would it necessarily enter contrast to get a ...
A: It depends what is seen on the pre-contrast images. Usually there is a doctor involved to do the ...
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| Ultrasound | 5/14/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I'm a 6th grader and I am researching machines in medicine, and it would help me a lot if you could ...
A: Sorry I took so long in getting your question. the ultrasound machine works by high frequency sound ...
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| CINE MRI | 5/12/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I had a CINE Mri done. Can you tell me what a couple of the phrases mean? "The cisterns of the ...
A: Cisterns are open spaces that hold cerebrospinal fluid. I believe what is being said here is that ...
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| back pain | 5/3/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I have been suffering from lower back pain sinc the past 2 years. X-ray report indicated ...
A: An orthopedic surgeon could best answer this question. Your sacrum is fusing with your lowest lumbar ...
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| ct angio | 5/2/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: Is the contrast the same in a ct Anglo as in an contrast in a IVP test?? ANSWER: Yes, but a ...
A: The contrast agents today are considered very safe for their intended purpose. What makes them safe ...
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| ovarian cyst | 5/1/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: What is a hypoechoic complex ovarian cyst? This is the result of a pelvic ultrasound I had last ...
A: Absolutely. Go to this web address: http://www.rupturedovariancyst.com/Complex_Ovarian_Cysts.html ...
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| MRI for thigh mass | 4/29/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I just had an MRI on thigh "mass" (recently had an ultrasound that revealed nothing, they didn't ...
A: I am guessing after the first scans were completed it was determined that you would not need an ...
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| liver "cysts" | 4/29/2008 | CT Guy Carl |
Q: I have recently had an esophagectomy, due to adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and before starting ...
A: We can determine with a large measure of certainty by the attenuation character, contrast ...
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| 64 slice CT results - am I getting the "runaround" ?? | 4/28/2008 | CT Guy Carl |
Q: Apologies in advance for what seems like a very lengthy question! I shortened it as much as possible ...
A: What the imaging personnel did is entirely appropriate and their response is accurate. The technical ...
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| L/S spine | 4/27/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I have had low back pain continuously for the past ten years. My first x-ray was 9 years ago. The ...
A: I seriously hope you have had an MRI of the lumbar spine. I also live with your condition and pain ...
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| MRI | 4/26/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: A couple of weeks ago I was in a car wreck, I started feeling intense stabbing pain in my lower and ...
A: An MRI is far more sensitive to the anatomy of the spine than X-rays. If you were having continued ...
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| fat suppressed MRI | 4/24/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I have been having neurological problems since Oct. 2006 (hemibody tingling and numbness, imbalance, ...
A: The exam will consist of two parts: the scan without the contrast then a short break while the ...
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| wi fi internet | 4/24/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: In Starbucks cafes in Greece there is wi-fi internet. Is it totally safe after long term exposure. I ...
A: Everyday we have radio-waves, ultra-violet rays, cosmic radiation from the sun and we make it o.k. ...
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| Lump on Thigh | 4/21/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I have a lump/mass on my left thight, measuring 4x4 cm Doc sent me for an ultrasound and the results ...
A: I understand your fear however, the radiologist saw nothing alarming or he/she would have said so. I ...
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| CT scan and iodine injection | 4/18/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I had a CT scan of my abdomen and pelvis, I drank the contrast medium, but they couldn't get a vein ...
A: The contrast is actually not iodine. Iodine is the stuff you use to clean the area before surgery ...
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| MRI Pain | 4/17/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I had an arthrogram MRI yesterday of my right knee and it was extremely painful, it felt as if my ...
A: Check out this websit for more info on focal chondral defect. ...
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| What does this mean? | 4/17/2008 | CT Guy Carl |
Q: Can you please translate to English...not doctor-speak?? (CT on abdomen and pelvis, no dye) (1) ...
A: (1) Accumulation of fat in the Liver (2) kidney stones (3) thickening of one of the layers of ...
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| MRI Pain | 4/16/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I had an arthrogram MRI yesterday of my right knee and it was extremely painful, it felt as if my ...
A: I wonder if it was the vibration from the machine. I couldn't imagine that anything would be loose ...
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| CT's and MRI's | 4/15/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I took my 14 yr old son to an Urgent Care because of numbness and weakness in R hand, numbness in ...
A: CT can demonstrate some things better than MRI and vise versa.Otherwise we would only use one ...
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| MRI Report for Lumbar spine | 4/14/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: Please Help me understand my MRI REPORT ...
A: No it does not = surgery. Conservative treatments first. Anti-inflammatory to reduce swelling in the ...
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| MRI Impression...What Does It Mean | 4/11/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: Prominent Tarlov Cyst Anterior at L5-S1..Well Circumscribed Lesion Involved in the tip of The Conus ...
A: Tarlov cysts are fluid-filled sacs that most often affect nerve roots in the sacrum, the group of ...
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| mri dye injection site | 4/11/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I went to have an MRI done and I was injected with a gadolinium based contrast agent, at the site ...
A: You may want to get it looked at by a Dr. You see the contrast agent you were injected with can ...
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| contrast dye | 4/11/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I need to know if this is possible. A man is told to get an MRI because his doctor suspects he ...
A: The Dr. who told the man to get an MRI because he thought the patient may have a brain aneurysm was ...
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| CT Lumbo sacral Spine | 4/11/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: my father's CT scan says there is postero lateral disc buldge causing compression over left neural ...
A: The pain you describe is a red flag for nerve pain via the description I gave you before. The next ...
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| bone scan results | 4/10/2008 | Rad1234 |
Q: Recently my son, a lieutenant in the army. had a bone scan. There was a finding on his femur that ...
A: what was the reason that he had a bone scan? Was it a three phase bone scan or a whole body bone ...
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| MRI results | 4/10/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I recently had a fusion c5-c6 in Oct. 06. still having mobility functions and numbness. I can not ...
A: Alright I will use gutter language. The surgery you had done was noticed on the MRI. It darn well ...
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| Lumbar CT myelogram | 4/9/2008 | Rad1234 |
Q: I had a Lumbar CT myelogram done for lower back and right sciatic pain and right leg pain. I have ...
A: you should ask your dr to check to see if the disk bulges are more prominent on the left or right at ...
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| PET SCANS | 4/6/2008 | Rad1234 |
Q: I had a pet scan performed a week ago and it showed 3 tiny spots on the left lung. No "Hot Spots". ...
A: regarding the Pet scan, am i correct in assuming that it was a PET/CT as you are referring to 3 hot ...
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| Radiology-ultrasound | 4/5/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: What does it take to become a sonography radiologist?
A: Two years of ULTRASOUND SCHOOL. Be sure the school you choose is ACCREDITED by the ARRT or RDMS. ...
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| mri dye question | 4/4/2008 | Rad1234 |
Q: I have a question about MRI contrast agents as I have recently undergone an MRI of the head and got ...
A: In someone your age and good health, it EXTREMELY UNLIKELY that MRI contrast would cause any ...
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| mri question | 4/1/2008 | B. Love AS, R.T.(R) (ARRT) |
Q: I had an MRI of my back done a few weeks ago and I need help understanding the results. They are ...
A: Your spine is made up of bones (vertebrae) with a disc in between each vertebrae that act as a ...
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