Re: MRI/CT Scan and iodine

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The iodine isn't the contrast, there is dye that is injected with the iodine. The iodine isn't a problem for folks, but the dyes can be - some are allergic to the dyes and get very sick.On Sep 10, 2011, at 12:46 AM, wrote:

Hi,

Yesterday I had to go to ER (I almost lost my consciousness for the second time in 2 days) I asked for an MRI for the brain (because of severe headaches) and the doctor refused and he asked me to do a CT scan (without the contrast injection).

They didn't find me anything in the brain and have to do an MRI on Monday.

As I take iodine and I wonder if they can have an accurate image of my brain. Can iodine that we take change the color and visibility of CT san /MRI image?

I'm confused because I know that in radiology the use contrast substance like iodine and I don't understand how it works when wee take iodine too.

Notice: I didn't have the contrast injection.

Thank you very much for explaining me,

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I'm sorry as I don't post much. Those contrast dyes also contain a heavy metal gadoliniumhttp://baronandbudd.com/legal_services/unsafe/gadolinium-mri-contrast-dyeI pray you feel better. Kathy From: Higgins <Luff2sail@...>Subject: Re: MRI/CT Scan and iodine

The iodine isn't the contrast, there is dye that is injected with the iodine. The iodine isn't a problem for folks, but the dyes can be - some are allergic to the dyes and get very sick.

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Thank you Kathy,

But my question was if I take iodine can the doctors see correctly my brain on

MRI/CT Scan? Because I have iodine in my body.

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Hi ,

My daughter(13) has just had a MRI scan with the Gadolinium contrast. She is on

50mg Iodoral a day and has been for 9 months or so. I have a cd of the scan

pictures and they look fine - all seems to be shown up well - though I don't

like what is showing up. I am waiting for the report as hopefully it is all

perfectly normal.

Hope that helps.

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Thank you, ,

but my question was : the Iodoral that I take every day and which is in my body

can change the MRI/CT Scan images and if the iodine can change those images the

doctors could not see if I have an aneurism or haematoma etc.

Do you see what I mean? I'm afraid that the iodine that I have in my body hides

a possible problem in my brain, body and doctors will not be able to read

correctly my CT Scan and MRI.

Tomorrow I'll have an MRI; should I stop iodoral?

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My doctor doesn't have a clue about iodine intake.

I took Iodoral from March to July then I stopped it and I restarted 2 days ago

with 8 mg/day.

Do you think that the radiologist will know?

Doctors use iodine contrast injection for CT Scan; so I thought that taking

Iodoral/Lugol could give better images for CT Scan?

thank you,

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hides a possible problem in my brain, body and doctors will not be able to read

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how do you know that ?

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