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What does heterogeneous marrow signal in the distal femur and proximal tibia mean?
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What is Heterogeneous marrow signal?
Heterogeneous marrow signal indicates that the bone marrow lacks uniformity. The cause of this may be a fracture, cancer, tumor, or it may just be nothing to worry about at all.
What is heterogenous marrow?
Heterogeneous marrow signal indicates that the bone marrow lacks uniformity. The cause of this may be a fracture, cancer, tumor, or it may just be nothing to worry about at all.
What does nonspecific heterogeneous marrow signal of the proximal femur and left iliac bone with areas of mild edema mean?
Signal intensity is directly related to relative amounts of fat, water, and cells in the marrow. The words nonspecific mean that it is not pointing towards any specific medical abnormality. The mild edema means that the muscle and other tissues around this area has some water built up (edema). Your doctor should explain it to you in words you can understand.
When the MRI reads a heterogeneous signal what does that mean?
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The marrow signal is heterogeneous on the T1 and T2 sequences on my MRI should I be concerned?
A heterogeneous signal in the marrow on T1 and T2 sequences can be due to various reasons such as red marrow reconversion, inflammation, or underlying pathology. It is important to consult with your doctor or a radiologist for further evaluation and interpretation of the MRI findings to determine the cause and any potential concerns.
What does thyroid gland demonstrates heterogeneous signal on an MRI mean?
what does it mean heterogeneous signal in the thyroid gland and a left lobe nodule meawsuring approximately 6mm.
What is discogenic marrow endplate at C5-6?
what is discongenic marrow signal changes at C5-C6
What does unremarkable bone marrow signal mean?
Negative MRI knee
What does marrow signal unremarkable mean on a MRI?
It means nothing to worry about.
What does abnormal bone marrow signal mean?
When an mri shows abnormal bone marrow signals in the hip, there could be a number of causes. The causes vary based on whether the abnormality is in the red or yellow marrow. You will need to consult a physician to discuss the possible reasons for the abnormality.
What does very heterogeneous signal mean?
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What is increased signal intensity in a acl ligament?
What does this mean: The ACL demonstrates swelling and some slight increased signal in the area of attachment to the distal femur. in knee injury report.
