MRI lesions

[liv11203]

Was told that the radiologist at my hospital looked at my head MRI (with contrast) and it was clear- neuro still has to see it though. Is the radiologist there to look for MS lesions or just more obvious stuff like tumors? In other words, can I trust that my MRI is clear even if the radiologist was the only one who has looked at it so far?

[buggs11]

do not trust the Lyme testing as it is very faulty and misses well over half of the Lyme positive people. the CDC admitted in 2014 that 30,000 cases of Lyme in the US was wrong the real number is more like 300,000 cases per year. Try getting an independent lab like Igenex or Life Labs to do your testing as they test for more strains and they do NOT use the faulty two tear testing that the Gov. labs do.

[liv11203]

Thank you for answering! I posted what my symptoms have been like above...any input is greatly appreciated!!!!

Also have really bad health anxiety- doctors think that might be the culprit. I have tested negative for syphilis, HIV, lyme, and B12 levels are fine.

[liv11203]

Thank you for responding! I went in complaining of only numbness. Originally the numbness seemed random but it happened on only my right side that morning so we went to the ER. They knew my reflexes were a little brisk and that I had been experiencing headaches in the eye region and one pupil was a little larger than the other. Also told them that my numbness comes and goes from moment to moment usually. My neuro knows I had a two week episode of numbness three months ago in hands and feet on both sides. Is this all suggestive enough to point towards an MRI using ms protocol? No other symptoms.

[kwarendorf]

HI marg

In most cases the radiologist is not looking for anything specific. Thhey are just looking for anything that is right. Lesions, tumors, blood flow issues are examples of what a radiologist might observe. They do not make diagnoses.

The neurologist makes diagnoses. Your neurologist will then read the report and review the images. After this you should have a discussion with your neuro.

Kyle

[aspen2]

Posting before coffee :P ... Has dismisses ... Yikes!

[aspen2]

Was the mri done using ms protocol, or were they looking for stroke or tumour?   An ms mri uses thinner slices (the images are taken closer together so as to not miss smaller lesions).  It would depend what they were looking for when you went in initially.

In my experience, if lesions are present and noted by radiologist,  it is the radiologist who is.more likely to list ms demyelination as a possible cause, alongside other potential causes.  It is then the neuro who has dismisses ms as an option.

After my first two sets of brain MRIs, the radiologist wrote under impressions that I had met mcDonald criteria for ms.  I m still in limbo almost two years later ...

Best wishes as this gets sorted out for you