What Does A Small Spot In An MRI Report Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2014

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Tue, 15 Apr 2014 Answered on

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Question : i had an MRI done last Friday .. Dr called today and they found a small spot .. any idea what this could be?

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Most likely an ischemic lesion. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your past medical history and current mRI brain finding. Small white spot is most likely an ischemic lesion (due to lack of blood flow to brain), also called as lacunar infarct. If possible, please upload the mRI report for us to provide more information. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in

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