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Would A MRI Report A Kidney Cyst As An Incidental Finding?
Would a pelvic mri report a kidney cyst roughly 2.5cm as an incidental finding? Have had further ultrasound since mri which noted this, had many ultrasounds before, cyst on kidney never mentioned. Have history of endometriosis, 6 months post tah and bso, was on started combination hrt post surgery, now changed to oestrogen only?
Thu, 10 Jul 2014
hai,
MRI is a high definition advancedinvestigation tool which help in finding the problem comparing to the ultrasound.
ultrasound can reveal a cyst. depends on the resolution of the machine and reader it will vary.
May be cyst developed between the episode of your last ultrasound and MRI.
unless cyst cause pain or discomfort it is hard to rule out.commonly found during incidental or routine investigation.
thank you
hope i answered your query
MRI is a high definition advancedinvestigation tool which help in finding the problem comparing to the ultrasound.
ultrasound can reveal a cyst. depends on the resolution of the machine and reader it will vary.
May be cyst developed between the episode of your last ultrasound and MRI.
unless cyst cause pain or discomfort it is hard to rule out.commonly found during incidental or routine investigation.
thank you
hope i answered your query
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