Question 1

What does this mean from a stress test?

small sized, mildly reduced, 
fixed, apical perfusion defect consistent with artifact.

Accepted Answer

was a slight abnormality on the nuclear images of the test which the reader interprets as most likely related to things unassociated with your heart or heart problems such as large breasts. The test was within normal limits. It would be like taking your temperature and getting 98.7 rather than 98.6. Not exactly normal but also not indicative of a problem to be concerned about.

Question 2

Perfusion & fixed defects in the mid anteroseptal, inferoseptal, inferoapical , inferior, apical septal segments with new lbbb?heart attack or artifact?

Accepted Answer

If stress test done with chemical, the probably not artifact.

Question 3

What does this mean from a nuclear stress test? normal electrocardiographic response during stress. 3. the perfusion spect images reveal fixed perfusion defect in the apical inferior region. this is c/w attenuation artifact 2ry to increase gi uptake?

Accepted Answer

Difficult understand last part of the report. Suggest ask your cardiologist for explanation.

Question 4

I had a stress test done and the results were mild ischemia in the basal septum. apical thinning. lvef of 75%.  should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Ischemia in a 36 year old is serious. Have you seen a cardiologist? What kind of stress test did you have done? Do you have chest pain?

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

Fnac right parotid. microscopy shows that smears are haemorrhagic and show fixation artifacts.help.

Accepted Answer

information you provide is alarming. The fine needle aspiration has not revealed anything helpful and is not diagnostic. Hemorrhage/bleeding is not unusual; it may even have been caused by the insertion of the needle. Fixation artifact simply means there is disruption of the tissue due to fixation/preparing the material for the microscope. Probably needs repeating...discuss with Doc. Good wishes:)

Question 7

Is this nsvt? recorded with event monitor with only 2 electrodes? can it be an artifact, since i was touching the electrodes a lot?

Accepted Answer

Artifact can be confused for SVT

Question 8

I didn't realize that i was still wearing my gold ring with diamonds during my mri 2 days ago. could wearing a gold ring cause me harm or distort or cause artifacts in mri images?

Accepted Answer

No. Concern is for metals that are attracted 
by magnets ie. steel. as MRI is a magnetic resonance imaging technique. Also implants in the area of the scan are those of concern.

Question 9

What is flow void artifact  in the intracavernous portion of the internal carotid arteries?

Accepted Answer

It's the normal way an artery or vein shows up on an MRI scan.

Question 10

I'm a 45 yo female. i had an x-ray done. it said osseous structures demonstrates a probable 1 cm lytic focus versus artifact overlying the clavicle. ?

Accepted Answer

in your particular case.
Lytic lesion would imply a cancer eating away at the bone.  Mostly  it would really hurt.

They mention artifact and that would mean the x-ray looked like it but it wasn't actually there.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2386324/
other less serious bone cysts can also occur

Without an actual examination, I cantt give specific medical advice on your particulars

What is apical thinning artifact

What does this mean from a stress test? small sized, mildly reduced, fixed, apical perfusion defect consistent with artifact.

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Perfusion & fixed defects in the mid anteroseptal, inferoseptal, inferoapical , inferior, apical septal segments with new lbbb?heart attack or artifact?

What does this mean from a nuclear stress test? normal electrocardiographic response during stress. 3. the perfusion spect images reveal fixed perfusion defect in the apical inferior region. this is c/w attenuation artifact 2ry to increase gi uptake?

I had a stress test done and the results were mild ischemia in the basal septum. apical thinning. lvef of 75%. should i be concerned?

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

Fnac right parotid. microscopy shows that smears are haemorrhagic and show fixation artifacts.help.

Is this nsvt? recorded with event monitor with only 2 electrodes? can it be an artifact, since i was touching the electrodes a lot?

I didn't realize that i was still wearing my gold ring with diamonds during my mri 2 days ago. could wearing a gold ring cause me harm or distort or cause artifacts in mri images?

What is flow void artifact in the intracavernous portion of the internal carotid arteries?

I'm a 45 yo female. i had an x-ray done. it said osseous structures demonstrates a probable 1 cm lytic focus versus artifact overlying the clavicle. ?

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