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My ct report states that there white matter decreased attenuation which is most evident in the parietal white matter. what does this mean?
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WM disease: This could be a million things depending on the extent and location. Likely this will require further eval with mr and/or labs to narrow diagnosis.
Answered 1/5/2019
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