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Can I Get Explained For Results Of MRI And MRV Reports?
i had a MRI and MRV Test done and the results said report and it says "multiple slightly prominent lymph nodes in the upper neck, fatty hila" and mild mucosal thinckening left maxillary sinus. as well as "cerebella tonsils extend a few millimeters below the foramen magnum.
Fri, 2 May 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The interpretation of the MRI report are as follows:
1. There is presence of multiple lymph nodes in the upper neck region. The upper neck lymph nodes can be enlarged in cases of infection in the oral cavity or the pharynx.
2. Fatty hilum implies the area where the trachea bifurcates into bronchi. Fatty change is a non-specific degenerative change and does not signify any specific pathology.
3. Mucosal thickening of the left maxillary sinus can be due to chronic inflammation of the maxillary mucosa. Maxillary sinus is the sinus present beneath the cheek.
4. Bulging of the cerebellar tonsils beyond the foramen magnum occurs due to mass lesion which causes the brain tissue to bulge out. This could also be due to increased intracranial pressure.
However, all these findings have to be correlated with the clinical findings.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
The interpretation of the MRI report are as follows:
1. There is presence of multiple lymph nodes in the upper neck region. The upper neck lymph nodes can be enlarged in cases of infection in the oral cavity or the pharynx.
2. Fatty hilum implies the area where the trachea bifurcates into bronchi. Fatty change is a non-specific degenerative change and does not signify any specific pathology.
3. Mucosal thickening of the left maxillary sinus can be due to chronic inflammation of the maxillary mucosa. Maxillary sinus is the sinus present beneath the cheek.
4. Bulging of the cerebellar tonsils beyond the foramen magnum occurs due to mass lesion which causes the brain tissue to bulge out. This could also be due to increased intracranial pressure.
However, all these findings have to be correlated with the clinical findings.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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