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What Does Brain MRI Showing Dark Spots In Neck Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 1 Jun 2015

Question: I had a brain MRI and noticed two round dark spots on either side of my neck in what looks like muscle. One is in line with my jawbone and the other is slightly lower. As the slices move further back, there are multiple spots inside the white fleshy area that look a lot like bubbles. I cannot find any MRI pictures on the Internet that look anything like this. What could they be?

Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
These rounded structures in coronal images are blood vessels.

Detailed Answer:
Hello

These are called as signal voids.These rounded structures in coronal images are blood vessels.
Flowing blood in blood vessels doesn't give any signal in MRI and it appears as rounded structures.
So,you don't worry about this.These are normal findings.

Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.

Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Indu Kumar (26 minutes later)

They seem a bit large to be blood vessels. Did you view the images?

Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
These are many blood vessels in neck region,both larger and smaller.

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Yes,I have viewed the images.
These are many blood vessels in neck region,some are larger whereas some are smaller and branches/tributaries of larger vessels.

Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.

Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar