What Does My MRI Reports Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 5 Oct 2014

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Sun, 5 Oct 2014 Answered on

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Question : My MRI shows very extensive hematopoiectic hyperplasia The femur and fibula demonstrates replacement of the fatty marrow with cellular elements. the marrow spills over into the medial femoral condyle and into the fibula epiphysis. What does this mean? My ortho just kept telling me to see my primary care dr and have her run a CBC with differential

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It can be a sign of blood disease

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that it can be a blood related disease. This can be due to unstoppable growth of blood cells. Before I advise you anything I want to know little detail about your illness.
1. Are you having any symptoms like fever, joint pain or Diarrhea?
2. Why you got this MRI?
3. Have you done any investigation like peripheral blood film?
Please send me answers of these questions.I will try my best to help you.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (27 minutes later)

No diarrhea but a headache for last 2 weeks and always tired.
I had MRI to check progression of arthritis in knee
I was told to have cbc w/ differential and I woll do this tomorrow

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It can be a normal finding

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and this MRI can be incidental finding. I would recommend you to get peripheral blood film tomorrow and if there is any abnormality then you can plan for further investigation like bone biopsy.
If there is normal blood film then nothing needs to be done and you can get your self treated for knee arthritis.
thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj