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Can mri of entire spine see the brainstem? if not what imaging study woukd?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: Mri or Ct of the brain will visualize the brainstem.

Answered 8/14/2014

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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

Not all of brainstem: Technically, the brainstem ends where the cervical spine begins. An MRI of the "entire" spine, therefore, is likely to miss the pons, medulla oblongata, and the other upper parts of the brainstem.

Answered 8/15/2014

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