Regarding any and all procedures

[GM]

Yes...MRI was completed prior to my Gamma Knife procedure...

[4cm in Pacific Northwest]

1st MRI May 2007. My surgery was done August 2007 with no new MRI done just prior to surgery… only post surgery.

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[BDB]

Had mri and ct scan done last week,have first ck treatment tommorrow.Had first mri done about 1 1/2mos.ago.
Bruce

[Sheryl]

Husband had CK done 10/1/07 for another type of benign brain tumor (meningioma) and had CT scan and MRI done 9/27/07 for mapping purposes - they wanted very up-to-date images even though last MRI was 8/22/07 but not at their facility.
Sheryl

[Raven]

Initial MRI in July 07 that showed the ANs, then an MRI an hour before the first surgery on Nov. 7, then another MRI an hour before the second surgery a week later.

John

[ppearl214]

Husband had CK done 10/1/07 for another type of benign brain tumor (meningioma) and had CT scan and MRI done 9/27/07 for mapping purposes - they wanted very up-to-date images even though last MRI was 8/22/07 but not at their facility.
Sheryl

what she said... same here.  MRI done 1wk before CK treatment to help map.
Phyl

[Jackie]

Thank-you to those of you who replied to this post. I am reading them all! Hhmmmmmm..... interesting that only 20 people have posted!!! Thank-you
Jackie

[Dan]

First MRI 9 May 2007 second MRI 9 Aug 2007, OP 21 Sept 2007

Dan in Germany

[jerseygirl]

Jackie,

I had two AN microsurgeries and both times I had MRIs a day or two before the surgery. One of the neurosurgeons explained to me that they want very recent MRI because they don't want an unpleasant surprise of the tumor growing much bigger all of a sudden. It rarely happens but it does anyway. They have to plan and estimate and a bigger tumor might  require different instruments, operating times and so on. Hope it helps.

                  Eve

[Pembo]

MRI one month before surgery and an MRI 12 hours AFTER surgery.