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What Do Black Dots In MRI Indicate?
Question: Hi, a couple of questions RE a recent MRI. Can you help me?
There are also some black dots all around my scans... I have read they could be bleeds or blood rushing to certain areas, but I'm not sure if this means anything abnormal.
I tried to upload as many screen grabs of my scans as possible since uploading the entire DICOM file set wasn't possible.
There are also some black dots all around my scans... I have read they could be bleeds or blood rushing to certain areas, but I'm not sure if this means anything abnormal.
I tried to upload as many screen grabs of my scans as possible since uploading the entire DICOM file set wasn't possible.
Brief Answer:
Black dots in MRI are not abnormal.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Black dots in MRI are not abnormal.These are called as flow voids and it is due to flowing blood in blood vessels.
Flowing blood doesn't give any signal so it appears dark during imaging.
There is no hemorrhage in brain.
Other findings are normal.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your query.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Black dots in MRI are not abnormal.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Black dots in MRI are not abnormal.These are called as flow voids and it is due to flowing blood in blood vessels.
Flowing blood doesn't give any signal so it appears dark during imaging.
There is no hemorrhage in brain.
Other findings are normal.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your query.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi, you actually only answered one of my questions. Can you please answer the rest?
Brief Answer:
White bits in T2 weighted images are CSF spaces.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
As we discussed findings are normal.
White bits in T2 weighted images are CSF spaces.CSF spaces are bright(white)in T2 sequence.
In one image linear white images are related to contrast.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your query.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
White bits in T2 weighted images are CSF spaces.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
As we discussed findings are normal.
White bits in T2 weighted images are CSF spaces.CSF spaces are bright(white)in T2 sequence.
In one image linear white images are related to contrast.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your query.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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