ive previously posted about an ultrasound of my liver detecting NAFLD and a tumour, I had an MRI scan of my liver and was told they couldn't see the lump on the MRI so they are not worried. my concern is if that may be a false result? is it common or easy to have false results on MRI scans or for it to miss something?
the growth was on the right side of my liver and the results of the MRI didn't show any lump on the right side of my liver, they did find a smaller sized cyst on the left side that they aren't bothered by.
I refused gadolinium contrast dye and the MRI machine was a 1.5 T or Tesla which ive read is the weakest so im curious if that could be a factor for a false result. I dont want to have this in the back of my mind so I want to accept the clear result but I have a hard time trusting drs especially in this circumstance where it shows a 11mm growth on the ultrasound but nothing on the MRI that sounds strange to me. I'd hate to accept these possible false results and it be something deadly that becomes a future issue.
Im in the UK and paid to have the scan privately instead of waiting. now I wish I would have waited to have the scan done by NHS because Im sure they use 3 T / Tesla MRI machines at NHS hospitals as they are much much larger than the 1.5 T / Tesla they used at the private hospital, the issue is now Ive had a scan on the 1.5 T every Dr is accepting those results and will not refer me for a second MRI privately or with the NHS so Im pretty certain I wont be able to get a second scan done with a stronger 3T / Tesla MRI machine in hopes for a more certain result.
any Magnetic Resonance Imaging techs or Radiologists or anyone with more knowledge on this topic able to give me some insight?
the growth was on the right side of my liver and the results of the MRI didn't show any lump on the right side of my liver, they did find a smaller sized cyst on the left side that they aren't bothered by.
I refused gadolinium contrast dye and the MRI machine was a 1.5 T or Tesla which ive read is the weakest so im curious if that could be a factor for a false result. I dont want to have this in the back of my mind so I want to accept the clear result but I have a hard time trusting drs especially in this circumstance where it shows a 11mm growth on the ultrasound but nothing on the MRI that sounds strange to me. I'd hate to accept these possible false results and it be something deadly that becomes a future issue.
Im in the UK and paid to have the scan privately instead of waiting. now I wish I would have waited to have the scan done by NHS because Im sure they use 3 T / Tesla MRI machines at NHS hospitals as they are much much larger than the 1.5 T / Tesla they used at the private hospital, the issue is now Ive had a scan on the 1.5 T every Dr is accepting those results and will not refer me for a second MRI privately or with the NHS so Im pretty certain I wont be able to get a second scan done with a stronger 3T / Tesla MRI machine in hopes for a more certain result.
any Magnetic Resonance Imaging techs or Radiologists or anyone with more knowledge on this topic able to give me some insight?