MRI Strength

My first MRI was at a place we'll call ADV-C. That was my of brain, with and without contrast.

Then I had an MRI of my entire spine, without contrast, also at ADV-C.

I saw Dr. Gabby, who sent me to a different place, AMR-C. She said the machine is much stronger there. That's where I had my MRI of my cervical and thoracic spine, with contrast.

So now I need to have another MRI of my brain. Of course I wanted to go to the place with the stronger machine. I made an appointment at AMR-C for Friday.

I posted about that on an MS forum. Another MSer asked the strength of that machine. I had assumed it was strong, based on what Dr. Gabby had said. StrongER, anyway. I know from my MS research and from the forum that I should have accept any machines weaker than 3T. 1T and 1.5T machines are really not going to find lesions. At Johns Hopkins they use a 7T machine in their research.

I called AMR-C and asked if it's 3T. NOPE.

So I suppose it's 1.5T... or 1T? And ADV-C is even weaker. I had my brain MRI on a weak machine. Kind of a waste. And they still found lesions. I wonder what they would have found on a 3T machine.

I googled and found that ADV-O, about half an hour away, has a 3T machine. Score! I made an appointment for tomorrow. Tomorrow! That means I'll have to go to Dr. Rob's office to get a different order form (different company), but I don't think that will be a problem.

Yay!

Not that I'm looking for more lesions. But I am looking for any lesions I do have to be identified.