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Can mri's show if there is less blood flow to the brain from a pinched or compressed vertebral artery? if they just do a scan of your brain notneck
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Not normally: An MRA of the neck would be needed to definitively show any abnormality of vertebral artery blood flow.
Answered 7/16/2014
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Yes: If there is decline in vertebral artery blood flow, the MRI might show a stroke. An MRA or a CTA will more directly assess arterial integrity.
Answered 5/13/2016
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