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I have been diagnosed with transverse myelitis 14 months ago, but my mri was clear ? why ?

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MRI not sensitive: Transverse myelitis is a diagnosis based on your clinical exam. The changes in the spinal cord may be too small to be seen on mri.

Answered 6/12/2014

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Dr. Grant Linnell answered

Specializes in Radiology

? diagnosis: If your MRI was normal at the time of your diagnosis, i would question whether the original diagnosis was correct.

Answered 6/10/2014

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