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A 42-year old female asked:

Can having a regular routine MRI of the head with contrast show an acoustic neuroma?

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old male asked:

Emg/mri of head and neck with contrast normal. Still feel weak, fat feeling in left arm and hand especially on top of hand. Hard to open and close?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 42-year old female asked:

Can an MRI of head done with and without contrast visualized blood flow through vessels in brain?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

What can cause burning/pinch feeling in left side of my head? Had MRI w/wout contrast in february. Normal. But now this is a newer symptom since then

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 69-year old female asked:

My doc has ordered an MRI with contrast of my head. Is this dangerous?

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A 42-year old female asked:

Does a head MRI both with and without contrast show if there is a problem or tumor in the pituitary gland?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

What would a CT head scan show versus having a MRI head scan? And with or without contrast?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked about a 31-year old female:

Tried mri and immediately felt heat on my face and head. Had to stop machine. Lasted for days. No contrast used. Need one but afraid. Can it burn you?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

Had ct of head with and without contrast for HA. Results show small cyst and recommend MRI. Should I be concerned?

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A 28-year old male asked:

Ct of head w/o contrast in aug 2012. Mri with and w/o contrast in february 2013. If i had another MRI this month, is this too much radiation?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

I had a brain mri without contrast after hitting my head and am wondering if it would have shown increased pressure or bleeding in the brain?

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A 30-year old male asked:

When is the contrast needed in a head mri? If i prefer to skip it, will this be a good enough image to rule out brain legions for balance issues?

3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 41-year old male asked:

Is MRI contrast necessary if attempting to detect an infection or abscess in the sinus or head or eye or any region of the face?

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A 28-year old male asked:

Normal head MRI w/wo contrast in feb 2013. Have body tremors lightheaded off balance and random pinch pains left side of head. Tumor?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old female asked:

I had blurry vision after mri with contrast of head and orbits. I had my eyes closed the whole time. the blurry vision lasted 1 hour. why?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Top of head dull h/a daily. Had a CT w & w/o contrast - normal. Would a neurologist be able to eval me w/o having to do a MRI. No other symptoms.

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old female asked:

15+ yrs right side head pain unhelped by OTC pain relievers. Dont fit migraine categories. Slightly larger pupil on right too. 4 mri/a's w/out contrast all clear. Is mri/a ok to rule out aneurysm?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

I have been having chronic head pressure as well asvertigo for 18 days. I had a CT scan and an MRI with andwithout contrast. It came normal. What do I do?

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A 26-year old male asked:

I've had persistent head & neck pain for over a week now. I had an MRA of the neck & an MRI of the brain done a few days ago, both without contrast. Both came back clean, which I'm thankful for, but still in pain. Thoughts? Suggestions?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 67-year old male asked:

When MRI/MRCP T2 detects 2mm hyperintense cystic focus in the pancreatic head/body(which projects to periphery of pancreas), but T1 Weighted post contrast correlate images are normal. Would you diagnose above as 2mm cystic lesion or normal study?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old female asked:

Right- sided head pain for 2 months. Does not go away. Feeling of numbness on that side. No facial drooping/palsy. Had MRI & MRA (no contrast), normal. Affects vision and goes down to neck. What to do now?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 49-year old female asked:

I had an mri without contrast for a 4 day old head injury due to persisting concussion symptoms. My question and concern is if an mri without a contrast given will still be effective in showing any bleeding within the brain?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

Normal brain MRI no contrast in January, but having horrible headaches with pressure and a clicking sound inside head. Could it be tumor or aneurysm?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 66-year old female asked:

Pancreatic head soft tissue mass, with peripheral infiltrative changes and extension to/from colon at hepatic flexure. Whats this? CTScan result without contrast, allergic to iodine! Is the intravenous with iodine ok for me to have? MRI scheduled?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

Could a head CT without contrast show inflamed blood vessel? I know an MRI would be better for this but could CT catch it too?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old female asked:

I have been having lightheadedness for a while. Would a CT of head and an MRI with contrast of brain detect blockages in arteries?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 24-year old female asked:

Waiting on medicade to approve 2nd brain MRI with contrast bc they thought saw something.Is it safe to wait with head ache and confusion? Shud i go er

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

I had MRI of head without contrast. The senior resident of neurology said that it is normal. Does it mean that the optic nerve is also healthy? Can optic nerve status/health be checked through MRI?, apart from a dilated eye exam?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old male asked:

MRI with no contrast came back "abnormal" for brain scan, for possible concussion. I did move my head a bit during MRI scan. No symptoms, feel fine. Doc recommends MRI with contrast. Could the head movement be a possible cause for abnormal reading?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 27-year old male asked:

Would regular mri of brain withOUT contrast show any damage to blood vessels from head injury. ?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

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