MRI Head Treatment Report

Category: Procedures

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Generic Name: MRI

What is MRI Head?

An example of MRI Head

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the structure and function of the body and provides much greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than does computed tomography scans (CT Scan). It is especially useful for imaging the brain.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Diagnostic assessment 5 2 Efficacy_major
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 4 0
Numbness in lower extremities 2 0
Migraine headaches 2 0
Hearing problems 1 0
Chronic neck pain 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1
Moderate
0
Mild
0
None
2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with MRI Head

Anxious mood 1
Nausea 1
Fear of confined spaces (claustrophobia) 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of MRI Head

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of MRI Head

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 33%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of MRI Head

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 100%

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1 patient evaluation for MRI Head

Purpose: determine damage after car accident (Started Mar 23, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 24, 2009   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Sep 24, 2009
Advice & Tips
very detailed insight in possible neurological damage
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2 additional evaluations for MRI Head are not currently shared publicly.

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