Hi folks, I am trying to decipher a draft MRI report and whike it is my second MRI, it was only the first with MS protocol so the radiologist was not able to compare properly.
I was hoping to see info for the c spine but it only mentions the brain scan, I assume that is because it is only a draft or the lady at my neuro's office missed it in their system.
Anyway, a term came up a couple of times that I was not familiar with so I was hoping someone here could shed some light.
It was referencing existing lesions but described as them as "confluent" plaques. I researched the term but cannot find much beyond it meaning a merging of smaller lesions. Not sure if this is a typical term in radiology pertaining to MS or if merging is all that it means.
One is found in "left parietal white matter measuring 2 cm x 8 mm", and the other area is described as "A more prominent focus is seen anterior to the confluent focus in the left parietal pericallosal region measuring 8 mm with several other 2-3 mm foci evident with the largest on the right adjacent to the body of the callosum measuring 7 mm".
I am hoping the final report will be easier to comprehend but as things stand, I don't seem to understand this these parts of the draft.
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Corrie