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I had an mri but i hit my head on car door 2 hours before the mri. . is 2 hours to soon for mri to show something from hitting my head 2 hours prior?

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Dr. Gerald Klein answered

No: No MRI depending on the sequences done, will pick up abnormalities which have occurred a few minutes earlier. I assume that your doctor was looking for signs of concussion and performed the correwct imaging sequences.

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

I had an mri but i hit my head on car door 2 hours before the mri. . is 2 hours to soon for mri to show something from hitting my head 2 hours prior?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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