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Does it hurt to get a brain mri with and without dye done?
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Just the IV: An IV is placed to inject the contrast. Otherwise, the procedure is painless.
Answered 6/10/2014
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No: There is no pain but some people are uncomfortable due to claustophobia, noise and position.
Answered 10/12/2014
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How accurate a brain MRI without dye injection really is in detecting problems like tumors , bleeding or inflammation of brain ?
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With a cerebral MRV scan, do they generally take an MRI sequence of the whole brain too? usually? I was scanned first and then later contrast dye was given. or does this scan only ever image the veins?
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I am getting a MRI of brain with and without dye.What can the dye show that no dye will not show?Im afraid of the dye.Last CT scan dye caused tremors.
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