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Resonancia magnética de la cabeza - Results

Nombres alternativos

Resonancia magnética nuclear del cráneo; Imágenes por resonancia magnética del cráneo; IRM de la cabeza; IRM craneana; Resonancia magnética craneal; IRM del cráneo; Resonancia magnética del cerebro; Imágenes por resonancia magnética de la cabeza

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden deberse a:

Vasos sanguíneos anormales en el cerebro (malformaciones arteriovenosas de la cabeza)
Neuroma acústico
Sangrado en el cerebro
Absceso cerebral
Aneurismas cerebrales
Inflamación del tejido cerebral
Tumores cerebrales
Daño al cerebro a raíz de una lesión
Hidrocefalia (acumulación de líquido alrededor del cerebro)
Infección de los huesos (osteomielitis)
Pérdida del tejido cerebral
Esclerosis múltiple
Glioma óptico
Tumor hipofisario
Accidente cerebrovascular o ataque isquémico transitorio (AIT)
Problemas estructurales en el cerebro, los vasos sanguíneos o la hipófisis

El cerebro

Resonancia magnética de la cabeza

Lóbulos del cerebro

Reviewed last on: 11/21/2010
Ken Levin, MD, private practice specializing in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Allentown, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Wilkinson ID, Paley MNJ. Magnetic resonance imaging: basic principles. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 5.

Saunders D, Jäger HR, Murray AD, Stevens JM. Skull and brain: methods of examination and anatomy. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 55.

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