i have a 6mm syrinx in line noted at c7 level on mri. what does that mean? should i be concerned?

Question

I have a 6mm syrinx noted on cervical MRI at c6-c7. I have no previous major spinal trauma. Should i be concerned? What should I do?

Answer 1

Symptoms?: Syrinx results when cerebrospinal fluid, that normally flows around the spinal cord and brain, collects in central cavity of spinal cord, forms pseudocyst.Most common in cervical area.Pressure on cord - weakness, numbness, stiffness, pain, scoliosi.These symptoms usually come on quite gradually.Relieving pressure may require drainage by neurosurgeon.Large number without any cause.Some congenital.

Answer 2

No: Mris do not use ionizing radiation but rather magnetic fields. During pregnancy this is a safe imaging procedure if needed to make a diagnosis.

Answer 3

No: Mri does not use ionizing radiation. There are other safety concerns and before your scan you will be asked a series of questions to be sure the MRI is safe for you.

Answer 4

Here is an example of an MRI questionnaire: http://www.Mrisafety.Com/screening_form/prescrnf.Pdf.

Answer 5

No: Mri (magnetic resonance imaging) uses magnetic fields rather than radiation. That is one of the benefits of using MRI instead of ct ("cat scans") or x rays. As far as we know, exposure to this level of magnetic energy is not harmful. If you have a pacemaker, cochlear implant, implanted nerve stimulator, or other metal in your body, you may not be able to have an mri.

Answer 6

Motion sensitive MRI: A cine MRI is a special type of MRI image in which a series of static images are obtained at different times and then played back as a movie. Cine MRI is helpful in evaluating tissues that move such as the heart, flowing blood, or cerebral spinal fluid. It is occasionally used in evaluating bowel, joint or muscle motion.

Answer 7

Video: Cine refers to video. It is used to capture motion such as joint movement or flowing blood.

Answer 8

An imaging procedure: Mri is an imaging procedure which provides the radiologist with detailed images of the body. The machine uses a very large magnet to help produce the images. There is no ionizing radiation. During the procedure, the machine will make many loud noises. Most patients choose to wear headphones and listen to music to avoid some of the noise.

Answer 9

MRI safety: Before your MRI you will be asked a series of questions to determine if the MRI is safe for you. For example, people with pacemakers should avoid MRI since the magnet in the machine can disrupt your pacemaker.

Answer 10

Magnetic Reasonance: MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body. unlike X-ray or CT, there is no ionizing radiation with an MRI. MRI gives different information about structures in the body than can be seen with an X-ray, ultrasound, or CT scan.

Answer 11

A broken bone: Wedging of t10 and T11 is a change in the shape of the vertebral body part of the spine. The bone gets crushed from an injury and can change shape from its normal rectangular appearance to a more wedge shaped appearance. This can also be a normal finding from degeneration of the spine due to aging as well as due to genetic conditions such as scheurmann's disease.

Answer 12

Old fractures: On an MRI showed two vertebrae at the end of you rib cage are wedge shaped instead of block shaped. How they came to be there is assumed by the reader to be trauma based on location and appearance if y .Not every wedge is a fracture not every wedge hurts there are other benign condition that cause wedged shaped vertebrae without symtoms.To put the how pieces together you need ah and p by a doctor.

Answer 13

MRI: This exam looks at veins in a certain area of the body. No intravenous contrast is needed.

Answer 14

MR venogram: An mr venogram is a test used to look at the veins using mri. This may be done without or with intravenous contrast (gadolinium) depending on the technique used.

i have a 6mm syrinx in line noted at c7 level on mri. what does that mean? should i be concerned?

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