Home MRI of my knee

This is the unexpected result of simply asking for a copy of my recent MRI of my knee. I expected to get a film like I'd been shown in the doctors office, but when she asked, "Do you want that on CD?", I automatically said yes, thinking I was going to get a series of JPEGs or some such.. But nooooo... It's WAY better than that!

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[iork3751]

did you need to get an iv for this because is you did please tell me becuase im sorta freaking out becuase i have to get an mri and i didn't know some had ivs included so please tell me!!! lol

[mtrcycllvr]

Nope.. All comfy and warm.. I took a nap while they were doing their thing... They had to come wake me up.. ;-)

[ruggeddusty]

Tibia and *Fibula* are the bones, rather than "fibia".

[mtrcycllvr]

Sure..  RIght.. Call me dumb, then.. ;-)

[Kaiwyn]

When they MRI your knee does your whole body have to be inside the MRI tunnel? I am having one next Sunday on my knees and am claustrophobic.

[mtrcycllvr]

No.. At least not in the machine I was in.. Most MRI machines look like a huge donut on edge, and the part you want scanned is located near the middle of this. I was in no way enclosed and, in fact, had a good nap while the machine was buzzing away making all the magnetic fields required to visualize the inside of my knee.. You'll be fine.

[mobileStiner]

Awesome! I just had an MRI of my shoulder done today, I think I will have to get a copy of it now. I thought the same as you, that it would be a series of .jpg's, It's amazing what can be done and the amount information you can get.

[Harleepv]

I need to get a MRI on my knee I'm scared any advice???

[LosAHills]

This is totally amazing!

I too had a recent MRI of my knee and I wanted to compare it to another knee - I had hoped it to be my other knee (which was normal with no pain) but I was told that would be "medically inappropriate"!

Soooooo I am going to get MY MRI movie and compare it to this one.

This is really an amazing world now. Thank you so much for posting this, it helps me a lot.

What was the medium, a CD or did you download it?

Many thanks to you.

[hyvahyva]

Neat. I've used OsiriX to view DICOM format images from a digital x-ray before... this is all sorts of cool!! Makes me wonder why some medical practices still insist on reading the images on x-ray film on lightboxes.

[AmerTheFarhat]

Mmmmm - Steak :P

i got the same CD after i got my MRI , great software !

[thedolphindancer]

the thing you call the ACL is actually your Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)

the black triangle on the lateral edge of your knee is, as your doctor said, part of the meniscus. if you see a grey line within that black triangle, that is a meniscus tear.

[spelonking]

haha...I just went through an MRI on Tuesday, and got the CD today. It was my right knee and I can see pretty much what you see in this video. Cannot really get the hang of the soft though, will have to work on it a little. Either way, the conclusion about the MRI they also included in the envelope I am supposed to take to my doc tomorrow says that I have a medial condyle femur piercing and a partially torn MCL. Dunno how long that is going to take to treat, but I will know tomorrow.

[divegirlusa]

What software did you use?

[2mariebl]

This is a great MRI  video.

What was wrong with your knee?

Thanks for sharing.

[1GATORNATION15]

How long did the mri take and what was the diagnosis?

[idontsignin]

thanks. but i am getting a little older now. 29 today.lol

[joyville2]

I totally can relate to wanting to cut your ankle off! I said that so many times. Ankle surgery is hard because if you have a "fusion" you can't put any weight on it for 3 months. I can say that my ankle still hurts ( had fusion in 2007 and screws removed 2008) but it isn't as painful as it was before the fusion. Ankles are complicated obviously. I hate to see you so young having these problems. I hope you find help.

[idontsignin]

hi.

it still hurts like hell. i had a pain killing injections but no use, i need to go back to hospital next week i think. they say that the next stage is surgery. i wish they would just cut the thing off.lol

[joyville2]

How's your ankle doing now? I've had 3 surgeries on my ankle and it still aches but not as much as before my 1st surgery.

[AngelGirlWing]

Thank you for posting this!!! Absolutely fascinating! I am having an MRI on my knee later this month, and I'm going to ask for a copy!

[amirla84]

im going for a mri of my nuts tomorrow morning.

[SouljaSk8er]

yea whe i was in it thats what i had

[taso1388]

what program are you using to view the mri i have a pc and am using the default program on the disc i cannot find the 3d option even though the help menu obviously says even exactly where it is, i would like to download a program and turn my mri into a 3d model! using a pc of course :(

[jtjsncd]

This is cool. I wish there was some kind of self help page for looking at MRI images for fun and get some idea. I'd like to find out whats wrong with my knee today after MRI... instead of waiting till Monday to get Dr.'s diagnosis.

[idontsignin]

i am going for a scan on the 15th of this month for my ankle. i am in pain almost all the time and it gets to a stage sometimes when i feel like chopping my ankle off cause it gets that painfull.