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What Does Parenchymal Volume Loss Mean In A Brain MRI Scan?
My husband is not thinking clearly and we recently had a MRI Brain WO Contract performed. The following results were posted. We have an appointment with his doc next week, but I want to do my homework to ask the right questions. What is Parenchymal volume loss What is Ill-defined T2 prolongation within the pons. What does Few foci of T2 prolongation within the supratentorial white matter mean And what does, Encephalomalacia right anterior temporal lobe mean.
Fri, 3 Jan 2020
Hello,
These are good questions. Parenchymal volume loss means that there is a loss of brain tissue. This happens in conditions like Alzheimer's disease but it is not an absolute diagnosis.
Ill-defined T2 prolongagation means that there lesions in the brain such as you might see from a stroke or multiple sclerosis. Encephalomalacia is a softening or loss of brain tissue such as you might see after a stroke.
The diagnosis of any sort of dementia must be made by knowing the patient's history, medical illnesses and blood test results as well as looking at the imaging.
I would ask the doctor what his interpretation of these findings means for your husband's current condition and what his prognosis might be.
You may want to also ask for a referral to a neurologist if you do not already have that in place.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Kathy Robinson, General & Family Physician
These are good questions. Parenchymal volume loss means that there is a loss of brain tissue. This happens in conditions like Alzheimer's disease but it is not an absolute diagnosis.
Ill-defined T2 prolongagation means that there lesions in the brain such as you might see from a stroke or multiple sclerosis. Encephalomalacia is a softening or loss of brain tissue such as you might see after a stroke.
The diagnosis of any sort of dementia must be made by knowing the patient's history, medical illnesses and blood test results as well as looking at the imaging.
I would ask the doctor what his interpretation of these findings means for your husband's current condition and what his prognosis might be.
You may want to also ask for a referral to a neurologist if you do not already have that in place.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Kathy Robinson, General & Family Physician
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