Mri scan metal plates
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If the metal you have in your body is not close to the pancreas, they can do a CAT scan, which is radiation like X-rays rather than a magnetic field of MRI, so metal doesn't goof the whole thing up. They can also do a needle biopsy, too, the CAT scan guides the surgeon to the correct place, but the amount of tissue that needle can take is sometimes too small to be sure if the mass is benign, but if it shows up as a cancer, well, they will likely want to do surgery and so forth.
My MRI said I have A small centraland right paracentral disc herniation abutting the right nerve L4 nerve root. mild facet hypertrophy is present
at L4- L5 there is disc desiccation and degeneration with a disc bulge and a central annular tear.
what does this mean, surgery?
The instrumentation following cervical fusion could lead to neurological deficit due to metal plates and fibrosis leading to nerve impingement. This is the main cause for pain in left arm and hand. Consult your neurosurgeon for a recent MRI spine for any fresh changes. Physiotherapy, non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs and lastly a re look surgery are the options available. Take care.
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I am 26 years old and I had a maxillofacial surgery almost exactly 3 years ago during which metal plates and screws were drilled into my jawbones and cheek areas. I checked online and my surgeon has retired since so I have no idea how to contact him. I have never had a headache in my life. Then, out of the nowhere, for the past 10 days I have had non stop burning, agonizing headaches, numbness and burning in my face and around the back of my neck.
I can not ever have a mri because I have metal in my face, it is the wrong type of metal plates. This added to the difficulty in diagnosis but I have lesions on the spine. The s;pinal tap showed very high protien levels, I had and have many cat scans which show nothing. I had evoked potenials and every test possible.
I was diagnosed almost 3 yers ago with the onset around 10 years ago.
I have a friend that is active and has not had any relapses in 10 years now.
m assuming they used metal surtures/staples during removal. Two years ago, I had a MRI scan for pain in my knees. Since then I had pain in my right side just below my rib cage. It was an acute pain immediately after the MRI scan. There is still residual pain to this day. Is it possible that something tore open? If so, can this be the cause of sharp pains in my mid back that the doctors have not been able to pinpoint after X-rays?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging
The above link tells you pretty much everything you didn't want to know about MRIs. I had a brain MRI one time, I had to be sedated because I was afraid of it, they even have a little mirror in there so you can see out of it, sort of claustrophobic in the machine, and they had a microphone and radio in there so I could talk to the techs. When the machine started up, it was VERY loud, surprised me, kind of made a bumping racket.
Every place I have called has a policy whereby they will not perform an MRI less than 8 weeks post op if there was any metal ( even titanium) hardware placed.
t need pins with this surgery... what about metal plates.. do some TFCC surgery involve metal plates for treatment?
my dr also mentioned something about that during my first visit..
i re-scanned my xray with color restoration.. plz click on the name "ipoor_photos" instead of the picture, when you search. you will see my album.
also, please explain what do you mean "yes if functional dislocation is more than yes you might have to get operated"?
thank u doctor!
I have aching pain in my neck and burning in my left shoulder that feels almost like someone is holding a lighter to it at times. I also get sharp shooting pain down to my elbow and my fingers will tingle. I am 32 years old and got hit in the jaw with a sledge hammer when I was 22 and that's when it started. At first the burning in my shoulder would only bother me if I was using my left hand like painting, or lifting something.
I broke my tibia and fibula six months ago. after two surgerys and five non weight bearing months,I finally am trying to walk.after six weeks of trying to walk,I have severe pain in my ankle,and the lower part of my calf. My doc says this is normal, but I just think it's not. I have metal plates and screws in my leg also.My foot and toes are mostly numb. Has anyone had these problems, and if so any suggestions. thanks.
My last two MRI'S I've experienced burning on my head during the MRI. The technician is baffled at this and doesn't know why. It's in the same place each time but this second time occurred sooner!! What is causing this sensation all of a sudden? I have MS, diagnosed in 1992 with a dozen lesions on my brain. In 2005 the MRI report said to many lesions to count! I just want to know why all of a sudden I'm experiencing this burning sensation???
In 1999 I had a L-3 to S-1 spinal fusion with metal cages inserted. In 2006 I began to have severe back pain radiating to my left leg. On June 25, 2008 I had another fusion this time from L-1 to S-1. Two of the cages that had been placed in 1999 had not fused and were replaced. I also had titanium plates inserted. Immediately after surgery I had severe right foot pain that has progressively gotten worse. I have had several nerve blocks with no relief.
This machine, a spectrometer, is a type of MRI magnet to be used in researching molecules instead of diagnosing people. Ultimately it could be very useful in developing drug treatments for cancer and other diseases. The magnet will run 24/7, and medical researchers from around the area will have access.
Hi everyone,
I'm going for repeat mri at the end of the year on a 3 telsa.
And have pulled out my old mri reports and want to check something.
My spine mri says in report : Allowing for some artefacts in the lower thoracic cord no obvious focal lesion is seen in the visualized cord. Spondylotic changes are again demonstrated in the spine which appear essentially unchanged to comparison with the previous study dated 24/07/2007. No other new features.
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