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Bilateral cerebral tiny subcortical foci of altered signal. what does this mri report mean?

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Hard to say: Discuss this with the doctor that ordered the test.

Answered 11/30/2012

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Hi, brain MRI- what does it mean:There are few nonspecific foci of T2/FLAIR hyper signal in the periventricular and subcortical white matter of the frontal lobes bilaterally? Thanks?

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