Areas of high white signal in peri ventricular and peri collosal deep white matter. some signal changes in sub cortial white matter. signal change also demonstrated in right middle cerebellar peduncle.
my diagnosis is m. s . but i would like to know what above means in laymans terms
2007-03-20 04:47:48 · 12 answers · asked by shez1sutt 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
My husband was diagnosed with MS after an MRI also, Basically they are explaining what areas of your brain they are seeing the lesions.
2007-03-20 04:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by Kristine R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The white signal locations are deep in the middle of your brain next to the lateral ventricles (spaces in the brain containing cerebrospinal fluid) and the corpus callosum ( the structure that attaches the brain hemispheres). Subcortical white matter is around the basal ganglia, amygdala, and hyppocampus. The cerebellar peduncle is on the border between the cerebrum and cerebellum.
I hope this answers your question!
2007-03-20 16:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no expert at reading or interpreting MRIs, let that be said up front. The high signals are typical of MS and you've had some changes in your brain (perhaps a worsening) but without a previous report for comparison, I'm unable to speculate as to what this MRI means for you. With all due respect, your question is inappropriate for Yahoo! Answers and should be addressed to your neurologist.
2007-03-20 11:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Making a Diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can detect patches of injured tissue (lesions) that suggest MS. (It should be noted that such lesion scans may also indicate other conditions such as infections, migraines, or clots.) A very sensitive MRI technique using enhancement by an agent called gadolinium can detect disturbances in the blood-brain barrier that may indicate an early development of lesions. To make a complete diagnosis, an experienced physician, most often a neurologist, still needs to be familiar with the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
Detecting New or Increasing Lesions. Once diagnosed, periodic follow-up MRIs can be used to track the disease and effectiveness of treatments in two ways:
* By distinguishing new lesions from old ones.
* Revealing increasing or decreasing numbers of lesions within the central nervous system over time.
Detecting lesions before further symptoms appear may allow a physician to initiate early treatment that may prove beneficial. Many experts therefore now advocate performing a brain MRI as soon as symptoms appear. However, neither the rate nor the number of new or growing lesions necessarily predicts immediate onset or worsening of symptoms or the development of secondary progressive MS.
Measuring Atrophy in Brain and Spinal Cord. As myelin, axons, oligodendrocytes, and neurons are destroyed, the brain begins to shrink. Processing MRI images to determine brain volume may be a useful way to monitor progression and treatment effects. MRI can also detect shrinkage in the spinal cord, which is proving to be a very strong marker of disease progression.
Consult your neurologist.
2007-03-20 12:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(a big expensive machine that can take internal pictures of bodies to see if you have cancer)
ventral (underside)
collosal (corpus callosum is part of the brain)
cerebellar (cerebrum, cerebellum, also parts of the brain)
ms multiple sclerosis
ask your docs to be sure
2007-03-20 11:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your brain is made up of white matter and gray matter. The grey matter is brain cells that store memory, the white matter is mainly the cells that transmit information. MS is a disease that affects white matter. Damage to white matter shows up on an MRI in the form of lesions.
2007-03-20 11:56:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your brain is under attack by your own defence system. It is signs the body system is attacking the brain. Typical signs of MS. Go and get Inter Betaferon from Schering now!! See a neurologist first.
2007-03-20 11:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by Sleuth! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... A machine that uses magnetic power to "make a map" of your brain or whatever body part is being scanned.
2007-03-20 11:59:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you really think there are any Senior Radiographers or Radiologists logging onto to this website ?.....it all means you have a strange view of Yahoo Answers !
ps ...Do you believe everything everyone tells you ?...then .....Maybe you should get your head examined pal !
2007-03-20 11:56:35 · answer #9 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an MRI will see the soft tissues as well as the bone structure
the brain is mostly made of soft tissue so thats why you're getting the MRI brain scan
2007-03-20 11:54:43 · answer #10 · answered by caffsans 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋