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Question about Mri lentgh without then with contrast (info inside)
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| howdeedoodee25 2005-01-09, 11:12 am |
| I got an Mri today of my brain , neck , and spine .
Without then with contrast ..
The without part took 2 hours or so , got swithced to a different tech
and the part with contrast of the same brain,neck,spine took around
45-55 minutes top, the different tech said it doesnt need as many scans
or somethinglike that with th contrast compared to without.
I am just wondering if the tech rushed me outof there due toit being
friday and having more appointments or if anyone with knowledge about
this knows if indeed takes half the time or a bitless even once the
contrast dye is put in you..
thanks.
J
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| howdeedoodee25 wrote:
> I got an Mri today of my brain , neck , and spine .
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> Without then with contrast ..
Sounds like a traffic accident?
> The without part took 2 hours or so , got swithced to a different tech
> and the part with contrast of the same brain,neck,spine took around
> 45-55 minutes top, the different tech said it doesnt need as many scans
> or somethinglike that with th contrast compared to without.
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> I am just wondering if the tech rushed me outof there due toit being
> friday and having more appointments or if anyone with knowledge about
> this knows if indeed takes half the time or a bitless even once the
> contrast dye is put in you..
Are you worried that the tech didn't perform the procedure properly? If
the tech doesn't obtain the images that satisfy the clinical protocol,
he or she is not considered to be competent, gets yelled by the
radiologist and gets the license revoked.
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| richard.epstein@alum.mit.edu 2005-01-12, 7:10 am |
| You experience sounds normal:
It's typical for 2 technologists to work together, to keep things
moving.
There are typically more images taken before the contrast than after.
In you case, the brain might have been scanned:
Sagital (side to side) T1 - for anatomy
Axial (top to bottom) T2 - good detection of abnormalities
Axial FLAIR - good detection for ischemia, multiple sclerosis
Axial Diffusion - good for detecting strokes
Coronal (front to back) T2
Axial T1 - to compare to the post-contrast images
Post contrast, they would typically scan
Axial T1
Coronal T1
The contrast scans are sensitive for infection, inflammation, tumors
and abnormal arteries and veins.
The exact images obtained would depend on your doctor's concern and
your
symptoms and age.
Also, depending on your prescription, they might not have requested
post-contrast images of the spine.
-Good luck
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