I can't help you what the medical jargon, but I do know what 2ndary to MS means - translation: caused by MS. I have TN that the drs. refer to as 2ndary to MS, so I would assume the same applies for my lesions. hope that helped, but definately ask your dr. for a better explanation if it's unclear to you - I know it can be intimidating, but that is their job. -Diane

Here is a technical site of the brain if you want to research it.
http://brainmaps.org/

There is a simpler one I will try to find

The simpler site

http://www.neuroskills.com/brain.shtml

thank you very much for your comments and information..
april

I had many of the same questions so when my son came into town who is a rad tech I tried to get him to decipher it for me. He doesn't usually do MRI's. He is much better with Cat Scans and other things but this is what he told me.

The T2 signal referrs to the type of message that is sent back that they were trying to pick up. They are a signal that represents lesions. The other represents wear they found the lesions and their size.

Some of the words mentioned I don't know but I think the temporal lobes are in the frontol lobes above your forehead. I should get my brain book out I guess and check for sure.

As far as secondary to MS I am not sure. He told me that different lab sites often used different terminology to mean the same thing.

I am going to the doctor this afternoon to have him explain what my MRI means today. I'll tell you if I find out anything new.

Hi April:

"secondary to"-- means "because of" or "related to." The lesions are there because you have MS, in other words--hope this helps hun!

thanks for all your responses, Im just confussed because even though my first neuro. DX. me last Nov. and two different radyoligest have said ms this new neuro keeps saying my lesions arent consistent with were ms lesions are located but at the same time he dosnt want me to stop my treatment.. Im just baffled about this whole thing and really tired of feeling bad all the time..
thanks again..
april.

I think the new neuro means that your lesions are not in the typical areas for MS. He should know that Nothing is typical really with ms. most ms people have their lesions in some places. However there are some people who have ms who have lesions in not so typical places. It still is MS, but you are just alittle differant.
Alot of us are differant. You do not want to have to wait until your lesions show up in the normal places for you to get treatment.
none of my lesions are surounding the "large holes in the brain" i forget what they are called. That type is called Dawsons fingers. That would be normal for MS.
I am not normal. thats for sure and many of you may agree with that. LOL

The T2 they are talking about in this case is a signal not the thorasic region. It has to do with the kinds of signals that are sent back by the MRI machine.