I have been waiting 3 weeks for results from an MRI of the brain. I still have another week to go but am in severe pain and discomfort but don't want to rush to the hospital either. No one from the doctors will return my calls. Can you please tell me if you understand the findings of my MRI and if I should seek treatment or wait it out?
Technique: MRI of the brain was performed. Sagittal T1, axial T1,
T2, FLAIR, GRE, DWI, ADC map images were obtained. Following
this, axial and coronal T1-weighted images were obtained after
administration of IV contrast.
Findings:
There is a small ( about 6 x 2 mm) FLAIR hyperdense signals in
the cortex of the right high frontoparietal region, on image 19
of series 11, with probable focal cortical thickening, but not
obvious on T1, T2 and no contrast enhancement.
There is no evidence of restricted diffusion to suggest an acute
infarct.
There is no acute intracranial hemorrhage, space occupying mass,
mass-effect or midline shift. Ventricles and sulci normal in
size. Minimal T2/FLAIR hyperintense signals in the
periventricular, which are nonspecific. No definite abnormal
intracranial contrast enhancement is identified. The midline
structures including corpus callosum, falx cerebri and the region
of pineal gland are unremarkable. The pituitary gland is not
enlarged. The bilateral 7th and 8th nerve complexes are
symmetric with no mass.
Normal flow-voids of bilateral intracranial carotid arteries and
the basilar artery are present.