Posted by SLS on March 27, 2006, at 19:44:30
In reply to Re: What does MRI hyperintensity mean in the brain, posted by SLS on March 27, 2006, at 11:51:33
It turns out that I had it backwards.
The more intense the signal, the greater the water content.
A hyperintensity present in a T2 weighted MRI of the brain can represent an accumulation of CSF or blood plasma, either of which indicates a lesion of some sort. It can also indicate inflammation.
- Scott
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