Medical Advice on "Interventional radiology"

Is the bright mark inside the red circle on my brain MRI a mass?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern. So to answer your specific query, the linear tissue seen within the fourth ventricle in your brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) (attachments removed to pr...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ruchi Sharma

I have tuberculosis arthritis and in severe pain. Kindly recommend some medicine.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your MRI show (attachment removed to protect patient identity) tubercular arthritis involving both hip joints with more extensive disease on the right than left. It is associated with synovial thickening and joint sp...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Chitrangada Jitendra

Do arterioles and capillaries feel pain?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below. A machine having high power magnet might be able to show arterioles in MRA (magnetic resonance angiography). A CTA (Computed tomography a...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail

Should I be concerned about my abdominal CT Scan reports?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. I have gone through the reports you have attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). From the report, I perceive that the short-segment bowel dis...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Muhammad Shoyab

Are white matter lesions in CT of the brain common with aging?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Previously we used to assume these were normal with aging, but, as of now we know these hyperintense lesions occur due to associated conditions like diabetes, hypertension, smoking, etc (the usual risk factors). So, k...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. K. Murali

I have been experiencing pulsatile tinnitus, accompanied by chronic migraines. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The findings you have described do not usually cause any problems you have now: Vertebral artery ending as PICA (posterior cerebellar artery syndrome) is a normal variant. Developmental venous anomaly is also asymptoma...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. K. Murali

I had an increased radiation exposure. Will I get cancer?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your case history and would like to discuss with you the following points. Radiation from one chest x-ray is roughly about 0.02 mSv, and one x-ray abdomen is approximately about 0.07 mSv, one CT (comput...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ruchi Sharma

Is CT coronary angiography better than catheter based investigation for heart blocks?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is not always true. Even today catheter angiography is the gold standard. CTA (computed tomography coronary angiogram) is a good screening tool to evaluate coronary blocks in high-risk asymptomatic patients or to asse...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. K. Murali

I am 34 weeks pregnant with choroid plexus cyst in fetus. Will it cause Down syndrome?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I was able to see the images and reports. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Apart from the cysts they have not reported any frank worrying features. The nasal bone and face profile images are not ver...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Chitrangada Jitendra

Can scattered white matter lesion of unsure etiology be suspected for MS?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The few scattered white matter lesions could mean that there are areas in the white matter of brain which are seen as small pinhead size on T2 and flair sequence. This is commonly from small vessel ischemic changes and i...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail