Guest guest Posted April 27, 2000 Report Share Posted April 27, 2000 good question. I wouldn't know. I can't have MRI. I have screws in my ankle. It does sound like it might help. It would be interesting to know. Gretchen Glick liliwigg@...> wrote: Does anyone know if an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging - a type of scan) can tell anything about CMT? Like would muscle atrophy show up? Would nerve damage show up? Could an MRI be used as a diagnostic tool for CMT? Anyone had one recently and learned anything new about their CMT? Gretchen --------------------------------- shapeani.gif --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2000 Report Share Posted April 27, 2000 good question. I wouldn't know. I can't have MRI. I have screws in my ankle. It does sound like it might help. It would be interesting to know. Gretchen Glick liliwigg@...> wrote: Does anyone know if an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging - a type of scan) can tell anything about CMT? Like would muscle atrophy show up? Would nerve damage show up? Could an MRI be used as a diagnostic tool for CMT? Anyone had one recently and learned anything new about their CMT? Gretchen --------------------------------- shapeani.gif --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 In a message dated 4/27/00 8:47:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, murkam@... writes: wrote: Does anyone know if an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging - a type of scan) can tell anything about CMT? Like would muscle atrophy show up? Would nerve damage show up? Could an MRI be used as a diagnostic tool for CMT? Anyone had one recently and learned anything new about their CMT? >> When MRI first came out I had one done of my brain. It said I had a great brain no problems better then people without health problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 >is it possible to evaluate the charcot-marie-tooth patient using Magnetic >Resonance Imaging Not to my knowledge. This is a sensorimotor neuropathy [affects >peripheral nerves at the cellular level]. B. Sims, MD Director, Developmental Neurogenetics Clinic Director, Neurogenetics DNA Diagnostic Lab Massachusetts General Hospital 149 13th St. town, MA 02129 (fax) sims@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 I'm not a medical person. As I understand it, the MRI is used to detect problems with the CNS (Central Nervous System). Sometimes CMTers are given an MRI to rule out CNS involvement, not to tell about their PNS (Peripheral Nervous System). CMT involves only PNS most of the time. (In very rare cases CMTers have involvement of both their PNS and CNS.) Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 I'm not a medical person. As I understand it, the MRI is used to detect problems with the CNS (Central Nervous System). Sometimes CMTers are given an MRI to rule out CNS involvement, not to tell about their PNS (Peripheral Nervous System). CMT involves only PNS most of the time. (In very rare cases CMTers have involvement of both their PNS and CNS.) Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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