Question 1

what is an mri venogram?

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MRI: This exam looks at veins in a certain area of the body. No intravenous contrast is needed.

Question 2

clean mri and venogram, can crohn's really be causing headaches this often?

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Your physician : Diligently investigated you for possible complication of crohn's  disease . Cerebral sinus thrombosis is one of the complication of crohn's disease. If mrv is negative that is reassuring . Once the worst case scenario is excluded , it is better to focus on the common causes of head ache . As you know the causes of head ache are countlesss . Common things being common , better to focus on them.

Question 3

in migrain whts the application of mri venogram with brain?

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Migraine Workup: In atypical migraine headaches, MRI venogram is sometimes performed to rule  out clots in the sagittal sinuses which could be causing the problem.

Question 4

how long does it take for a brain mri, brain venogram and a cervical spine mri done one after another?

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It depends,: but probably at least 45 minutes.

Question 5

what is a pelvic venogram trying to diagnose?

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It depends: It depends on the clinical situation. Pelvic venography can evaluate for ovarian vein insufficiency (aka pelvic congestion), may-thurner syndrome, or clot in the veins of the pelvis.

Question 6

what are the concerns about doing a  venogram in diabetics?

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Contrast and access: Diabetics often have terrible veins to access for peripheral veinography. Ultrasound guided access can help greatly. Once access is obtained, concerns turn to limiting the amount of contrast that is used in order to avoid injury to the kidney function.

Question 7

can a venogram painful?

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No: A venogram, performed by injecting dye into the veins and taking x-ray pictures, is usually not painful. A needle and small sheath is used to access the vein but this area is numbed 1st.

Question 8

is the patient supposed to lie flat or tilted when undergoing a venogram of the leg?

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Some variation: The veins fill with tilted head up.
So if dye- venogram is to show then tilt is used.
To show emptying flat or  reverse tilt may be included.
With ultrasound flat or head up,is common.

Question 9

is it typical for a venogram of the leg to be performed at the same time as an angiogram?

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Vascular studies: It is not uncommon to do venous and arterial studies at the same time.

Question 10

is it typical for a doctor to perform an ascending and descending venogram in the same sitting?

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Arteriogram, also?: If it is a study of the legs, both an arteriogram and venogram can be performed at the same session but these study different structures. A CT scan is repeated at different times to catch the contrast agent in both the arteries and the veins. An ultrasound of both is performed at the same time but done using different techniques for the artery or the vein.  Are you sure it was two venograms?

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