questions on mri of neck

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I have a susecepedted hernieted neck spine disc comppresion. im in Less pain but in a terrible fog I had the mri yesterday. I see the Dr again on the 22nd of this month a emg next month and a nerve block near july. I may need pysical thereapy my arm is on fire but ienough ): ive already had lower back surgery a titanuaum cage at l4 l5 due to falling off a young horse i was traing. im so tired of hiding how i feel. ): its only the darn soma that is keeping me from despair ):im afraid i will have to lease out rosie ): i cant even groom her ): it hurts to much my frienRAB at the barn are taking care of her in enchange for riding her : (rosie is my horse ): i will Not sell her though i refew to she is my best friend. :)



My question is how long does it take for a MRI to come back. They gave us the films imediatly but i mean the report. Also the neck mri
took almost 50 minutes ive had brain mri,s with contrasts that dont take that long! why so long a test just for the neck. this is without contrast. this is at one of the top imaging centers in NJ i know but 50 minuiutes?
 
Did they have to start over? My cervical spine MRI took 20-25 min (then the contrast and an extra 5-10 min scan).

If your first 20-25 min regular scan didn't come out right they'd have to start from the beginning. Especially if your doctor is particular about having his scans be just so, the MRI staff know which docs won't accept a blurry scan.

My MRI was on the 6th and I haven't heard anything, nada, bupkis. :confused:

I've decided to call the MRI place on Monday to check up on my status. I need to make sure they sent my doc the actual films and not a CD anyway. (my doc was on vacation this week :rolleyes:)
 
Auntie lea I hope you feel better soonThanks for the Info i see her friday the 22nd of may
 
in this day and age we live in, most docs actually get that written report, and some the actual films too, in about two to three days tops. or sooner depending upon if this is an actual neurosurgeon or other surgeon who ordered the tests. believe me, even as little as a few years ago, it did use to take a bit longer. everything gets done on the compueter or by simple fax now. i have had to have 16 MRIs all since 2001, and ALOT has changed in this area even since my very first in 2001.

but alot can depend upon just when the ordering doc also has the 'time' to just ascess/read the results and go over them too. if it has been more than three days since your scan, you can more them likely obtain your very own copy of the rad report from the facility who did this for you by now. you just need to sign a release of information and they can pop one out for you. i have done this many times over the years while waiting and waiting for my NS to actually call with results. the wait just sucks. but after that three days is up, everything should be all done and obtainable by you. hope the results are good for you, Marcia
 
I had a recent cervical MRI that took around 45 minutes. I moved a few times (from what they said) so they re-did some shots. Most likely the MRI review by the radiologist was completed within 2-3 days. However many radiologic facilities will not release the report to you until they know your doctor has reviewed it.
 
I'm having my 4th cervical spine MRI in 3 years on June 3rd. Some machines take longer than others and it depenRAB on how many views your doc wants. Some are particular and order extra stuff. I know. I've got all the films and some studies have many more films than the other. And it depenRAB on what they find. They may do more if something is apparent on the scans.

As for reports, they don't go to you but the ordering doc and they usually don't give you a copy until they have sat down and gone over it with you.

I've also had well over 20 MRI's over the years and the equipment is the key to speed. They may have used an older machine if the newer ones are booked. Imaging Centers don't dump old machines if they still work and do an adequate job on your spine.

I won't even get to see my next one. They're doing it at the hospital where I see my doc and he'll access it by computer and read it himself. So I'll be clueless until I see him later that same day.

Good luck with your neck and I invite you to join us down on the Spinal Cord Problems board that is all cervies.

Jenny
 
alot actually depenRAB upon just what the scan was for and what the results actually consist of. i am sure they would not have just handed over my aneurysm finding results to me before my doc spoke to me, but i have had no problems even two or three days after the scan in just signing that release and them giving me a copy of my own medical report. it IS our medical record afterall. but time too can play a part. any place that simply does your scan, if it has been more than say about a week or so? they will give it to you. they assume that your doc has at least had the courtesy to have called you by that time. unfortuently it can take way too long for some docs to even get that far at times. while my primary gets back to me as soon as he can when he has ordered an MRI, specialists are a whole different story. some just have wayyy too many patients than they should have ya know? it never hurts to try and go to the place you had the scan done just to try and obtain it if you really really do not want to wait too overly long. marcia
 
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