Dr. Lotfi Hacein-Bey
Radiology
Sacramento, CA
42 years experience male
Locations
Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group
Sacramento, CA
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Sacramento, CA
About
Bio
Dr. Lotfi Hacein-Bey, a board-certified neuroradiologist and interventional neuroradiologist is a partner with the Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group in Sacramento, CA. He earned his medical degree at the Algiers Institute for Medical Sciences in Algiers, Algeria, where he completed internships in Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Hacein-Bey went on to complete a residency in Radiology at St. Louis Hospital and the University of Paris VII in Paris, France. He then completed subspecialty fellowships in Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and in Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is widely published and has held several academic appointments at top ranking national institutions. Dr. Hacein-Bey is frequently invited to lecture at scientific meetings nationally and internationally. He has been a recipient of the Best Doctors in America award consistently since 2005, the California's Patients Choice Award since 2010, and was recognized in 2007 as one of America’s Top Radiologists.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Radiology
Neuroradiology
Radiology - Interventional
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
64 Answers
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Lotfi Hacein-Beyanswered
Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: You should consult with your doctor, and see if you need to see a neurologist. If this happens again, there are a number of possible diagnoses, includ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: That pain could be caused by a number of things. However, at your age, the most likely reason could be intermittent compression of a branch of the sci... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Spine or ENT spaces: Mri of the neck could mean a study of the cervical spine, and therefore would show disc herniations, vertebral problems and spinal cord problems. It c... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Explanation: That means your ultrasound examination is normal.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: You should consult with your doctor. At your age, there are several causes for lightheadedness. Your blood pressure, heart, and possibly your brain m... Read More
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A 76-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: You should be examined first. If there is a suspicion of a sacral (or lower lumbar vertebral) fracture, MRI is the test of choice. If confirmed, those... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Stay active: The most important factor is maintaining bone mass in patients your age is to remain physically active; you should also take calcium and vitamin d, al... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not usually. : There is no role for MRI to evaluate "strained" intercostal muscles. Occasionally, ultrasound may be used to evaluate intercostal (and other) muscles.... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: You may need to consult with an ENT specialist, especially if you are a smoker or ex-smoker. There could be an anomaly of the trachea (airway) or lary... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not really: Brain tumors are rare (less than 5% of all tumors). If all those tests are normal, and you have no symptoms, a brain tumor is extremely unlikely.
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A 58-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: Less than 1% of relatives of a patient with psp have some genetic neurological disease. However, if you have "severe" cerebellar atrophy, and if you d... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Unpredictable: If there are no symptoms, it is likely that there is no permanent damage, as the adult brain is more resistant than a child's. If there are seizures, ... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: You probably mean "phenytoin" 100 mgs 3 times a day. This drug, which protects from having seizures after trauma or hemorrhage is commonly used for a ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: This description suggests several possibilities, including trigeminal neuralgia, but also other, more serious conditions.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: At your age, possible causes for decreased hearing in one ear include a benign nerve tumor called vestibular schwannoma, and middle ear disease. The f... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Unlikely: The connection between drinking tea and stroke is not clear. The connection between coffee and stroke is not clear either.
It is believed that black ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Explanation: Mri, unike ct does not deliver any radiation to the body. As best as we know, MRI is totally safe.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: Most likely, you have a mild allergy to the contrast, which contains iodine. The radiation involved with a ct of the abdomen is minimal. Talk to your ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Do not worry: Kidney cysts are very common and frequently found on MRI scans done for other reasons. Just tell your md that you want to have it followed. Ultrasound... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
See a rhumatologist: If you have a presumptive diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, you need to see a specialist who will run blood tests and other to confirm the diagnosi... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Could work well: Epidural steroid injections are not considered good medicine by some. The recent outbreak of fungal infections with 25 deaths in 18 states resulted fr... Read More
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A 73-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Unlikely: The most likely explanation for that could be a disc herniation or a narrow space (spinal stenosis) in the cervical spine. You should discuss that wit... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
"Early" or "fatty"?: The report could be saying "fatty"infiltration of the liver, which would be consistent with decreased attenuation, meaning there is an increase in the... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Pain is present: When an imaging report says "loss of lumbar curvature", the most likely reason is the presence of pain which causes spasm in the muscles, and straight... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Rarely: Migraine can rarely result in stroke if spasm in arteries is severe and long lasting, in rare instances. If you are being monitored regularly by your ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Incompletely known: This is incompletely understood. It starts with a localized weakness in blood vessels, no known way to predict in whom. Risk factors include cigarette... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
A bacterium: Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called clostridium tetani. The bacterium enters the body through a break in the skin, and delivers toxins in the bloo... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Unlikely: If the mra was normal, there is no reason to expect a change within a short period of time, especially in a young person. If there are daily headaches... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult Neurosurgeon: The reported MRI findings suggest that you may have a congenital anomaly of the spine. The symptoms reported suggest that this anomaly may be compress... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
You can not: Smoking is not compatible with maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The damage caused by smoking on your cells, including brain cells and blood vessels is... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Likely: One recent study showed vitamin d deficiency to be linked to depression in a small group of women between 42 and 66 years of age. After that the guide... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Explanation: Mri is superior to ct because it shows the soft tissue structures such as disks, muscles, cysts very well. In addition, it shows the back in various o... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: You could ask your doctor to refer to an otolaryngologist. At your age, there could be treatable reasons why your nasal airway is narrowed, such as po... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Explanation: Pa stands for postero-anterior, which is preferred to the ap (antero-posterior view) as it shows better the chest structures in the frontal dimension.... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not necessarily: Those findings are relatively common, especially in persons who have practiced sports in their younger age. Surgery is only recommended on the basis o... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Possibly: Possibly, if those studies show an enlarged pituitary gland with a mass within it.
However, most commonly, only a well conducted and timed contrast a... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: If your pain persists despite a trial of physical therapy, and if there is pain/numbness extending down either leg, you may benefit from an epidural s... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: It is worth pursuing the workup. Lupus and RA are not the only diagnoses to consider. There are other collagen vascular disorders which could cause yo... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Explanation: The term "diffusely increased echogenicity of the liver" is most commonly used in the ultrasound report to indicate that there is diffusely increased ... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: You most likely have a condition called reflex sympathetic dystrophy as a result of your prior stroke. This condition causes burning pain, flushing, ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Plasticity: Parts of the brain can take over the function of other, injured parts. That is called "plasticity". The brain has some flexibility, particularly the y... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Highly variable: A brain tumor could be compeletely silent (no symptoms) for a long time, or could cause symptoms in relation to its location in the brain, i.e. Weakne... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Be reassured: At your age, if imaging studies (especially mri) are normal, your most likely have a benign origin. Consider stress, migraines, or even sinus congesti... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Sweat test: The gold standard to diagnose cystic fibrosis is the sweat test, which measures the amount of chloride in the sweat. The test takes a few minutes to a... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Consult with MD: You need to see an ENT surgeon. What you describe could be an infection arising from residual tonsillar tissue, in which case it should be sampled and... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Talk to your doctor: The "cyst" is most likely what we call a "tarlov" or "perineural" cyst, and represents a dilatation of a nerve sleeve without consequence.
Your pain ... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Fusion: That is called "fusion", although technical terms for surgical fusion are "spondylodesis" or "spondylosyndesis".
Fusion may be unrelated to surgery, ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Every 2 hours.: For a young person, drinking one glass of water and stretching every two hours is a common recommendation. For all, especially older persons, being on... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Need to be evaluated: If your headaches are persistent, you need to be fully evaluated, and you may need to see a neurologist specialized in headaches to look for a correct... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: If you received only intravenous contrast with your ct, your diarrhea is likely related to something else, such as a virus or something you ate and di... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Hacein-Bey is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hacein-Bey is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! perthes hip, scoliosis and degenerative disk disease 2 spots of spine.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! That explained so much.....very much appreciated.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Also, my right leg goes numb after standing still.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Algeria National Institute of Higher Learning, Algeria
Graduated 1981MD
Residency
Paris V University, Paris, France
Completed 1987
Awards
2005-2006 Best Doctors in America®
2007 Americaâs Top Radiologists®
2007-2008 Best Doctors in America®
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