Thanks everyone for your help! Wow I didn't know I stumbled upon something cool there. I couldn't find anything while I did my "nightly googling" but it was late and I was tired. The pictures on this part of the MRI that I was mentioning are really weird white blotches in the middle of a black screen. Doesn't even resemble a brain to me. Well on a slightly bummed note, my doctor still hasn't gotten back to me yet. I had my MRI done a week ago! Still nothing. I call everyday and the receptionist says she'll get around to it. WHAT!? So what I think I am going to do is just take my MRI straight to the neurologist myself. With my insurance you don't need referrals so I should only have to choose one. Argh what a pain though. Thanks everybody for the help!
>Chantele
This is an interesting article (or book). Never heard of ADC MRI's before. Learn something new everyday! Please let us know what you find out from your doc.
http://books.google.com/books?id=e-Yz3KZs528C&pg=PA229&lpg=PA229&dq=brain+MRI+apparent+diffusion+coefficient&source=bl&ots=5J-Be40BS5&sig=4Ha5aQmbwJALR4_2CG9MEeGEtPw&hl=en&ei=opm-Sau9AoKOsQP1gtnOCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA221,M1
From a quick read, this specific MRI shows the manner in which water is distributed within the brain. In ways I don't understand, the distribution of water can show a normal brain, abnormalities or help make a diagnosis There is a lot on the net if you google it.
*Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measures the magnitude of diffusion (of water molecules) within cerebral tissue. A low value for ADC indicates that the cortical white matter tracts are organized (good), while a high value for ADC indicates that these tracts are disorganized (bad).
Hope this helps.
I can't help you. Maybe someone will look it up and see. There are several techniques with Diffusion in the name and they do different things.
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