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Dose Corticosteroid Treatment Affect MRI Findings?

A female MS patient presenting with active symptomatic attack in the leg. She have to do a baseline cervicodorsal MRI with contrast while receiving methylepridnosilone I gm as a treatment for the underlying attack. She started therapy a day before MRI. Dose corticosteroid treatment affect MRI findings or CNS legions especially this MRI is a baseline? Thanks
Mon, 10 Jun 2019
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Hello,

Steroid therapy does not affect MRI signals and does not affect the results also.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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Dose Corticosteroid Treatment Affect MRI Findings?

Hello, Steroid therapy does not affect MRI signals and does not affect the results also. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician