07-05-2019, 04:55 PM
Can scar tissue damage(epidural fibrosis)be detected in an MRI?
Scar tissue damage after spine surgery
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07-05-2019, 04:55 PM
Can scar tissue damage(epidural fibrosis)be detected in an MRI?
07-05-2019, 10:58 PM
Yup, that's why you almost always order a contrast-enhanced MRi in a patient with a history of spinal surgery, Scar Tissue enhances, a re-herniated disk does not.
07-06-2019, 03:59 PM
07-06-2019, 04:28 PM
(07-06-2019, 03:59 PM)mrodr015 Wrote:(07-05-2019, 10:58 PM)Guest Wrote: Yup, that's why you almost always order a contrast-enhanced MRi in a patient with a history of spinal surgery, Scar Tissue enhances, a re-herniated disk does not. It means that it “lights up” or appears bright on imaging
07-06-2019, 06:07 PM
Are you a patient?
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