To: markomalley
he said Nichols had undergone a CAT scan and MRI
Why do both an MRI and a Cat scan? Wouldn't an MRI cover all bases?
9 posted on
06/05/2015 9:20:47 AM PDT by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: oh8eleven
The CAT is faster and will let you know right away if the stroke was an aneurism. If nothing found, MRI would help diagnose an ischemic stroke. That is my understanding after my wife’s stroke anyway.
11 posted on
06/05/2015 9:23:57 AM PDT by
DonaldC
(A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
To: oh8eleven
12 posted on
06/05/2015 9:24:10 AM PDT by
justlurking
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To: oh8eleven
cat scan is always done first if something is suspected a MRI is then done, happen to me 3 yrs ago had a small stroke had a ct done saw something so a mri was done the next day
37 posted on
06/05/2015 11:05:52 AM PDT by
markman46
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