Posted by SLS on March 26, 2006, at 13:11:41
In reply to Re: What does MRI hyperintensity mean in the brain? » SLS, posted by john berk on March 26, 2006, at 9:23:47
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7501162&dopt=Abstract
> Scott, everything I read on the subject described alterations in white matter brain function, i hope this link i posted sheds some light..john
Hi John.Thanks.
The only thing that I could glean from the stuff I found on Google is that a hyperintensity indicates a lesion of some sort and shows up as very bright areas on the MRI. I can only guess that these are areas of increased density that contain less water. I really don't know.
- Scott
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