Looking for Experience with an MRA...not MRI

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Looking for Experience with an MRA...not MRI

by Pegonedayatatime on Fri Oct 23, 2009 09:45 PM

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My MIL's MRI showed it was clear and now they are doing an MRA to look at her vascular system in her brain.

Anyone have this?  Did they find anything?  What can they do?

Her symptoms are terrible headaches and visual disturbances.

RE: Looking for Experience with an MRA...not MRI

by madonnav on Sat Oct 24, 2009 05:39 PM

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Rob had an MRA at the time of the original MRI found his tumors.  The MRA shows the blood vessel growth and flow.  I think they may check to see if there is an embolism because of the headaches.  Also it can tell if the tumors are getting blood flow.  Rob now gets perfusion with his MRIs to check to see if the tumors are being feed by blood vessels.  Hope this helps.

Donna, Rob's wife

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