NotThis,

Did you have a normal MRI before the DTI? If so, did that show anything?

MM,

I had a shoulder MRI 2 months ago. I asked the tech. She said it is just a matter of the MRI equipment having the proper software package. She believed most due. DTI's are also used for imaging heart disease. The challenge is finding a neuro who will prescribe it and a radiologist who knows how to read the images. You might try contacting some local radiologist groups and ask some questions.

A brain injury attorney might also be a good contact. They may have the contacts to the radiologists and if you tell them a DTI can differentiate physiological from psychological issues, they may want to find a DTI radiologist for their own use.

Also, The Cleveland Clinic has a huge radiologist group that reads images taken in MRI's and other facilities nationwide. That may be a good place to check. My shoulder MRI taken in Idaho was read by Cleveland. A Massachusetts PCS patient who is a NT participant had his MRI sent off to Cleveland to be read. Research shows that the neuroradiologist who reads the MRI is a very important part of the equation.

Yes, I had a normal MRI and like others it showed little to nothing other than spots in the front near my nose which I though was funny seeing I smelled metal right after I fell like someone stuck a pipe up my nose.

The neurologist said most likely that was blood and I was smelling the iron in it... that makes sense.

Had a CT and X-ray... none of those are sensitive enough to show the things a DTI scan shows.

NOtTHIS

Where did you have your DTI done and what was the cost? How did you get a doctor to prescribe it?

Thank you for posting this info.

I had done this through my lawyer

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