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Radiology
Licenses
United States: Colorado, Louisiana
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
30 Answers
5 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Maybe: Typically a short history of only a few years of smoking won't show changes on x-ray but it varies from person to person and is also very dependent on... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Talk to doctor.: Most likely happened for 1 of 3 reasons: the interpreting radiologist may have seen something that looked like an appendix but was not. You may have a... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Sometimes: I'm not sure what a "ct tap" is. I assume it's a typo for "ct scan". A ct scan of the abdomen and pelvis can sometimes show bowel cancer, but often... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Don't. : I do to imagine your doctor will get mad, but you need to realize that what they recommend is what is best for your health. It would probably make sen... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Sometimes: I'm not sure what a "ct tap" is. I assume it's a typo for "ct scan". Ct scans can show some types of cancer, but the ability to find cancer depends... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Probably: In general cts can detect cysts, but it really does depend on the specifics of what we're talking about. Cts are good at detecting some types of infe... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Nuclear Medicine: In general, scans done in nuclear medicine traditionally have a white "background" (in other words, air is white). Pretty much all other studies trad... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Yes: Ct scan is very good at picking up appendicitis, but it is partially dependent on the size of the appendix. Unfortunately, there can be overlap betwe... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Yes: There is variation in these dates estimates, and remember that they are only estimates. Also, the earlier estimates are usually the most accurate, wi... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Yes, but...: The radiologist will look over all the images and will evaluate the entire brain, not just the pituitary. But to keep the scan a reasonable length of... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Heart imaging: The doctor inserts a long thin tube through an artery in your groin or wrist. They then inject contrast dye through that tube while x-raying to look a... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Aspiration or not: Barium swallow is another name for an esophagram, which evaluates the esophagus for difficulties of food passing though. Modified barium swallow is do... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
MRI or CT +Contrast: Mri or ct of the liver are very useful in determining whether a liver lesion is a cancer or a hemangioma. Both would require IV contrast. The radiol... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
OK if chronic GFR: N-acetylcysteine is offered at some centers though its usefulness in preventing kidney damage is debatable. With a GFR >30, ct contrast is safe, b... Read More
4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Tie Breaker: I'd have a third doctor look at the images, specifically a radiologist. Neurologists are familiar with brain imaging, but radiologists spend all day l... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Not a good test: Neck ultrasound probably won't find the source of your pain. They are done for the following reasons:
1. To evaluate the thyroid gland if you have ho... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Compared to normal: "increased echogenicity" typically means that it is increased compared to the standard liver echogenicity. If it was a comparison to a prior ultrasou... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Image Interpretation: Radiologists are specialists whose expertise is in medical imaging (x-ray, ct, mri, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, etc). They have the most detailed u... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Mammo is low risk: Treatment effects can vary significantly depending on what is done (type of surgery, radiation, chemo). Mammography should not have any significant e... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Nonspecific: The kidney measurement is relatively normal and is essentially just given for reference. The echogenic focus is somewhat nonspecific and could be man... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
No: Mesenteric adenitis can have similar symptoms to appendicitis but an appendectomy is not necessary unless there actually is appendicitis.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
See your doctor: This type of pain could be caused by the gallbladder, but without specifics it is hard to know. A visit with your doctor is highly recommended so tha... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Bag of worms: Typically a varicocele is described as feeling like "a bag of worms".
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Maybe: Ct without contrast can show some problems, but it is much more sensitive with contrast. Oral contrast particularly helps with intestinal evaluation,... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Not that I know: I don't know of any relation. Not all mris require contrast, but giving contrast requires placing an iv. Your radiologist may have felt that placing a... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
MRI: Mri would show the ligaments and muscles of the neck. But there are very few reasons to get this type of a neck mri. A serious injury requiring some ... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Rare: Gadolinium has very rarely caused a condition known as "nephrogenic systemic fibrosis" or nsf for short. If you have pre-existing kidney disease then... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Kidney function: Blood work would help determine your kidney function. People with low kidney function can be at risk of negative effects of contrast.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Many causes: There are many possible causes. It can be congenital from having a small spinal canal, it can be related to trauma, or it can just be degenerative fro... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil Lallanswered
Radiology 13 years experience
Not low lying: Generally we reserve the term low-lying for 2cm or less. Some people will extend that up to 5cm to be conservative though.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Nov 26, 2013
Someone who has the knowledge and is caring enough to answer promptly . Many Thanks
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lall is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lall is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Right they said it wasn't related. Need other ideas
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Thanks for the advise . I hope to improve not just wait to go downhill
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, OH
Graduated 2009MD
Residency
OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
Affiliations
American College of Radiology
American Medical Association
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