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Hi everyone, My Dr. wants to send me for an MRI to rule out MS. I've been having burning pain and parasthesia, and muscle twitching. My question is, he ordered the MRI without contrast. Is this the right kind of MRI to look for MS? It seems like it should be done with contrast?
I had MS and was taking a medicine for the cure . Now after a year I need to have my MRI done to again to see if it got cured or not. My doctor finally gave me a requisition but the MRI place is doing it without a dye. I am confused , should I go for it OR wait till they agree to use the contrast. One of my cousin who is a Neurologist in US said that doing it without a contrast is a waste.
I need help as I do not want to waste the requisition as in Canada it is very hard to get it from your doctor.
thank you for bringing up this old thread - it is a really good one. i didn't understand why they did my MRIs with and without contrast and i understand it completely now.
it makes sense why they are trying to do yours with only no contrast - they are trying to make it much less expensive for them. insurance companies do not want to pay for this now - they won't. in Canada it is different, but it still comes down to money.
you can try to get your dr to have your MRI done w/and without contrast because according to the previous posters, any new lesions will only show up on the w/contrast type and old ones will not.
one previous poster did say that lesions will show up on the regular mri - they all will, so, the new ones and the healed ones too.
your dr can see both??
mostly i wanted to come and say i hear you, i am here with you too.
that is a good idea to ask your dr to please add w/contrast.