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Hi. what does this statement on a bilateral breast mri suggest? "heterogeneous signal abnormalities within the sternum." should i be worried?
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This is not breast-: -related, but I would ask my MD who ordered the MRI what it could B. Without looking @ the actual images if the sternum I could not hazard a guess.
Answered 9/14/2016
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Not necessarily: Heterogenous means the marrow is non-uniform and varies in appearance. This term is usually used for Category III bone marrow "abnormalities", which are more often benign and have minimal to no enhancement with contrast. It is a non-specific finding that can be seen with a variety of usually non-malignant disorders and needs to be interpreted in clinical context. See http://bit.ly/2c8JgAx
Answered 9/14/2016
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