ANA Discussion Forum
Treatment Options => Radiation / Radiosurgery => Topic started by: arcticrose on September 26, 2013, 11:12:05 pm
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I saw an audiologist today. My hearing in my "good" ear was down from 2 years ago. She asked me if my MRI's are full skull or just AN side? I have no clue, but now she has me worried that I may have an AN on the other side!!! Does anyone know if when they do an MRI if it is usually full skull? She tried to reassure me that I was probably fine....now I am worried!!! Thanks!
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I believe that all MRI head scans are 'full skull'. To be certain - and alleviate your stress - contact the doctor's office that authorized your last MRI scan and inquire if it was ordered for 'full skull'.
Jim
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My neurologist has always sat down with us and reviewed my MRI's, they seem to be the full skull, I can see both sides of my head in the MRI's. I think my husband has learned to read them better than the docs :)
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I saw an audiologist today. My hearing in my "good" ear was down from 2 years ago. She asked me if my MRI's are full skull or just AN side? I have no clue, but now she has me worried that I may have an AN on the other side!!! Does anyone know if when they do an MRI if it is usually full skull? She tried to reassure me that I was probably fine....now I am worried!!! Thanks!
I can't imagine an MRI not being "full skull."
I suggest you get your MRIs on a CD so you can see for yourself.
And since your CK was over a year and a half ago you should have had a couple of follow up MRIs by now to monitor the demise of your AN.
If you haven't I suggest getting one so you can see for yourself what a dying AN looks like compared to the live one in your MRI that resulted in the diagnosis.
In case you are curious the following is a series of MRIs of a small AN taken over a 36 month period after radiation:
http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0360301612004336-gr3.jpg
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Thanks all, I will get copies of my MRI. I was treated in San Diego and live in Alaska, so follow up with the dr are over the phone so I don't see the MRI's. Everything is word of mouth. thanks! I liked seeing the photos of the MRI. Thanks and now I know what to look for! Hugs to you all!!!