This is an excerpt from a CT scan I had a year-and-a-half ago. Anyone have a feel for how much it materially supports TBI? At least tell me what it means?

FINDINGS:
There are a few scattered small foci of nonspecific non-enhancing T2/flair signal abnormality in the white matter without co-localized regions of restricted diffusion which could reflect evidence of chronic small vessel ischemic disease in a patient of this age (53 at the time).

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My Dr. told me that most radiologists ignore white matter anomalies.

The reasons she told me this is because I brought the information about the DTI (Diffusion Tensor Imaging) research that's currently being conducted in regards to PCS and Concussions. The DTI's have proven that white matter has a lot to do with someone's functioning and can show more than a regular MRI or CT scan.

You might want to seek out and contact a research group in your area who is using this kind of technology. You might learn from them what those details mean on that report! And you might get inducted into a study so you can learn more and so researchers can learn more too!

Thank you so much EsthersDoll. I'm going to run the full report by my PCP on my next visit (he is not at Stanford, where I had the CT done). I'll post anything interesting he says.