so does ms always cause white spots on mri's?

[bunzzes]

I had an mri scan as my dr thinks i have ms, the photo's are on my profile and clearly show lots of white spots. However my dr said the scan was negitive, and was completely fine. Does anyone know what would cause the white spots on my mri, and how are the white spots from ms different?

[Quixotic1]

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[jensequitur]

I'm looking at the picture you posted, and the white spots you mention are actually CSF (cerebral spinal fluid.)  Take a look at my profile - I've posted some MRI photos that will give you an idea of what MS lesions look like.

This is a great website that talks about MS lesions, and compares them to other kinds of lesions in the brain.
http://www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/4556dea65db62

[sllowe]

Hi Bunzzes,

I'll not attempt to interp your imaging. I just don't have those skills, but an excellent source of info on how MRIs show lesions is in our health pages. Doc Q wrote it and If you get a chance peek at them and let us know what you think.

Do you have the imaging reports? And, did he reference anything when he said negative?  

Sorry your post slipped down - it gets busy around here. Hope others chime in to say hello soo!
See you around,
-Shell

[poker247]

The way it was explained to me is that MS lesions generally develop near the corpus callosum  : see pic

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Gray720.png[/img]

Other areas that contain white spots can be contributed to past head trauma or migraines.

Also an MRI is not always the sole key to a diagnosis it is a combination of ruling out other diseases and conditions that have similar symptoms, physical difficulties and how long they last.

I hope this helps but remember this is how it was explained to me.... For 6 years i went for testing and mri's and was told it was *suspicious* but not definite. Then January 2009 I had trouble walking. The neuro ordered a repeat MRI and the old *suspicious* lesions had grown and I also had 3 new lesions in the *MS Spectrum* near the corpus callosum. After a second opinion agreed with my neuro I was officially diagnosed in March 2009