368. Incidental Findings on Brain MRI in People Living with HIV

Evaluation of Incidental Findings on Lumbosacral MRI in Patients with Low Back Pain

Background & Aims: Low back pain is one of the most common problems and a symptom-related reason for visits to a physician, and one of the important causes of disability. It may also impose great costs on the individual and the health system. Most patients with back pain will recover within 4 to 6 weeks. One of the best paraclinical diagnostic methods is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which ...

Brain MRI Findings in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Background: Patients with leukemia are facing more complications in order to achieve longer survival. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of central nervous system abnormalities (CNS) on MRI of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods: Sixty-six children with diagnosis of ALL aged 2-18 years were recruited. Non-contrast sequences of brain MRI in addition to diffusion weighted i...

Incidental findings of a Vestibular Schwannoma on Brain MRI.

Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard for diagnosing a vestibular schwannoma (VS). The prevalence of VS ranges from 0.02-2.4%; the incidence is 20 per million per year. This case report describes two cases of VS identified on brain MRIs that were not related to the purpose of the MRI examination. A literature search was performed to find existing audiometric-based protocol...

Management of Intracranial Incidental Findings on Brain MRI.

The wider use of MRI for imaging of the head in both research and clinical practice has led to an increasing number of intracranial incidental findings. Most of these findings have no immediate medical consequences. Nevertheless, knowledge of common intracranial incidental findings and their clinical relevance is necessary to adequately discuss the findings with the patient. Based on the author...

Brain MRI Findings in Tramadol Poisoning