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If a brain mri shows no acute process but only a nonspecific signal change in left parietal, is it advisable to do a ct scan considering its risk?
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Not necessary : It is not necessary to undergo a CT. Of course it would depend on why you had the MRI in the first place. Most of these findings that are called nonspecific are vascular spaces and not by themselves a cause to worry
Answered 1/5/2019
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