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What does fatty marrow signal is diffusely heterogeneous without focal suspicious lesion nonspecified mean?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Not normal. Can't say more without seeing. Ask someone who has.

Answered 11/21/2022

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I had a lung lobectomy 2 yrs ago for stage 1a cancer. I have terrible chronic bone pain in my back and chest. I had a pet scan which says, "Diffuse heterogeneous bone marrow FDG avidity, including slightly prominent uptake in T12, probably reactive?

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Lumbar MRI showed extensive heterogeneous bone marrow signal dr shrugged when i mention it know what it is, do I ignore it like dr ?Had back pain yrs

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MRI/pelvis. HISTORY:HLA-B27 pos w/inflammatory back pain, XR-degenerative changes. FINDINGS: Bone marrow: Mildly heterogeneous marrow signal representing heterogeneous red marrow. Would this finding be cause for concern? I am taking azathioprine

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MRI of Thoracic spine without contrast what is on finding , nonspecific heterogenous bone marrow signal ? No pain and in shape should further work up be ordered with contrast or is this considered a normal phenomenon?

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Is a bone marrow a heterogeneous or homogeneous mixture ?

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