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A mri may have shown a cluster of blood vessels in my brain. they are unsure. they ordered a angiogram. what if they don't see a cluster?

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No cluster?: Actually, what you really want is for them not to see a cluster. This would tend to mean that the original findings on the MRI were a "false positive"--something that looked abnormal without any real abnormality. This happens a fair amount. Good luck.

Dr Villaplana and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 3/7/2021

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