Question 1

what does " metal artifact causes mild intrinsic cord heterogeneity comprising detection of small non-expansile cord lesion"?

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Artifact: Artifact in medicine denotes a substance that is not naturally present. In your MRI a fragment of metal obscured a portion of the image of the spinal cord making for an indeterminate conclusion about a possible lesion.

Question 2

chest xray shows bibasilar hazy opacities may represent soft tissue artifact or mild airspace disease. what does this mean?

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Xray artifact: The word "artifact" indicates the radiologist thought perhaps there is nothing wrong at all, just some minor variation in the appearance of your lung tissue. OTOH, presumably the xray was done for a reason -- maybe symptoms that could be explained by such opacities? Speak with the doctor who ordered the xray. Good luck.

Question 3

what does mild heterogeneity and thickening of the distal supraspinatus tend on with undersurface fraying mean?

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Injured shoulder: The supraspinatus tendon is part of the rotator cuff. your MRI shows an injury to it.

Question 4

ultrasound says there is mild myometrial heterogeneity without focal abnormality.  what does this mean?

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Translation: Some areas are thicker than others= a common &amp; relatively normal finding in general. Lack of any information about what the US studied or why it was done limits further comment.

Question 5

i'm trying to understand what my thyroid ultra sound mean because my doctor is out of the office for a week. impression: 1. mild enlargement of thyroid gland with mild heterogeneity. no evidence of focal nodule or cyst.?

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: Ultrasonogram revealed a mild enlargement of thyroid gland without cyst or nodule.  These findings are not specific enough to make a diagnosis.  More lab works are likely forthcoming to sort out the cause of thyroid enlargement.

Question 6

what does heterogeneity of echotexture in the kidney mean?

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Ultrasound cloudy: The increased echogenicity  generally means there is some chronic process going on.  Knowing the sizes of the kidneys, whether there are stones, cysts, or evidence of obstruction,  are all important other features that aid in giving the entire impression. , .

Question 7

what does subtle heterogeneity and increased thickness of anterior fundal myometrium mean please?

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Description: It sounds like you are trying to interpret an ultrasound. This is a description of what the uterus looks like. It needs to be taken in conjunction with the clinical picture.  Are you mid cycle, pregnant or just lost a pregnancy, looking for a tumor?  It just means that there are different components of material in the uterus like old and new blood in the tissue being the most common.

Question 8

had an mra of the head and in the findings it said : artifact left mca bifurcation what does that mean?

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: Artifact means not true in real life, the image is produced artificially. You have nothing to concern about this reading. Good luck.

Question 9

equivocal anterior wall small area of reversible ischemia; artifact is also possible, ef maintained at 64%. what does this mean?

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Complicated: You have a complicated problem. The issue is to do a cath or no cath.  Why was the study done? Do you have angina or its equivalent? Did you walk on a treadmill? If you achieved 10 mets, your prognosis is excellent without intervention. With no sx, I usually repeat the test in 4-6 months. If high risk factors are present and renal function is nl, cath is low risk and will clear the air.

Question 10

what does abnormal signal intensity posteriorly in the midline at c2-superior endplate c3. mild cord signal heterogeneity postiorly also at c5-6 in po?

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See below: There is a certain "signal" or color that structures have as seen on an MRI.  When the color is different than expected, they are described as abnormal.  Just one possible cause of abnormal signal at C3 would be if you had a small fracture there, for example.  I would not hesitate to discuss directly with your doctor.

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What does subtle heterogeneity and increased thickness of anterior fundal myometrium mean please?

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Had an mra of the head and in the findings it said : artifact left mca bifurcation what does that mean?

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Equivocal anterior wall small area of reversible ischemia; artifact is also possible, ef maintained at 64%. what does this mean?

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