Yesterday, i had a brain mri w/ and w/ out contrast. according to the office, someone has read my mri but not made an official report of the notes yet. if i had a tumor, would i have been notified?

Report of brain MRI: Most likely the report will be forwarded to the ordering physician or specialist who ordered the test. He/she will be the one who will notify of the results of your brain mri. If you have any suspected lesion, possibly you will be referred for further testing.

Not necessarily: I wish i could say yes, but the reality is that most offices and doctors aren't that quick to get results back to a patient. Does your doctor know how anxious you are to know the results? If not, call again and leave a message asking your doctor to release the results to you as soon as he or she has them. And usually no news is good news!

Usually: However, I have no idea what the procedures are in that specific office. Every office operates a little differently.

No,: Regardless of the pathology. Only after the radiology report is completed by the board certified radiologist, you will get the explanation and copy of the report.

Possible: Some services have a call out mechanism for urgent, critical, abnormal to the ordering md. If radiologist has reviewed, your pcp may be able to get a verbal report.