hi everyone, i hope this message finds everyone well. I havent posted in a long while. I have been on a monitoring course for many years enjoying stable results with bi-annual MRIs so put this out of mind. (I have BAV with a dilated root 44mm). I've been getting monitored since 2014 with no real progression. I had my MRI this year on Oct.18th. I still havent heard back from my dr so I decided to sign up and download my report and see for myself and now I'm regretting it a little, but hey its my health and need to own it.
Anyway, the report noted some comparisons to the previous report from 2020. All of my ascending aorta measurements were 3 to 4 mm larger than the previous exam. When i saw this i freaked out. I downloaded all my past results from 2014 and put them in a table. i then realized that this year's results were actually similar to 2018 and prior...except one. My mid ascending aorta was measured at 42x39, previously consistent at 37x37. What's strange is that the report didn't mention how this compared to the last one it just showed the measurement...as if it wasnt worth noting the comparison. So anyway this one measurement stands out as a potential issue for me, will disucss with the dr. I've attached the table so you can see what im talking about.
My question is have any of you experienced such varying results from an MRI. 3 to 5 mm seems like a big variation, i though they were more accurate than that. I do remember that during this exam in between scans I shifted my arm a little and the camera on my chest moved and the tech told me to hold still, so im wondering if that could have affected anything. Anyway thanks for listening.
Anyway, the report noted some comparisons to the previous report from 2020. All of my ascending aorta measurements were 3 to 4 mm larger than the previous exam. When i saw this i freaked out. I downloaded all my past results from 2014 and put them in a table. i then realized that this year's results were actually similar to 2018 and prior...except one. My mid ascending aorta was measured at 42x39, previously consistent at 37x37. What's strange is that the report didn't mention how this compared to the last one it just showed the measurement...as if it wasnt worth noting the comparison. So anyway this one measurement stands out as a potential issue for me, will disucss with the dr. I've attached the table so you can see what im talking about.
My question is have any of you experienced such varying results from an MRI. 3 to 5 mm seems like a big variation, i though they were more accurate than that. I do remember that during this exam in between scans I shifted my arm a little and the camera on my chest moved and the tech told me to hold still, so im wondering if that could have affected anything. Anyway thanks for listening.