MRI of Brain

3D MPRAGE MRI scan acquired with a 32 channel head coil on a 3 Tesla Siemens Trio scanner at MGH in Boston

Indication

MR imaging of the Brain is performed to help diagnose:

• tumors of the brain Benign or malignant
• developmental anomalies of the brain appeared clinically or by CT
• vascular anomalies of the head (aneurysm for example).
• stroke.
• trauma patients (in selected patients).
• disease in the pituitary gland.
• certain chronic disorders of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis.
• disorders of the eyes and the inner ear.
• causes of persistant headache.

Physicians also use the MR examination to document brain abnormalities in patients with dementia.

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