Thanks Rex.

So, FLAIR images are sufficient for seeing virtually all lesions, active or not? Is gad used only to clearly identify which of the lesions is "active" then?

The situation for my daughter is slightly complicated by the fact that she has braces, and for some reason these braces were especially problematic, according to the radiologist. Her ped. neurologist felt they got enough information to conclude their weren't lesions though, by "piecing" together the images (whatever that means ).

She won't be wearing braces forever though, so TIME will show if something crops up ... In the meantime, I am going to go with the probability that they were able to pick up on the "important" parts of her brain analysis with the images they did get.

I know they used a "FLAIR" image on her, as the neuro mentioned that . . . but do you know if they ALWAYS use that type when specifically looking for MS? So, if gad isn't used, and lesions don't show, we can safely "assume" that MS is not a imminent concern for ANY patient who has a MRI? (Not to imply that lesions might not pop up down the road ...)

Cherie