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im getting a mrn soon to see if my dorsal nerves are being compressed by scar tissue or should i do the 3t MRI, which test is better for the viewing of the Dorsal nerves and to see if scar tissue is compressing against the nerve?


can anyone link a case study that proves one test is better than the other at looking at extremely small peripheral nerves.

I don't think there are any scholarly articles (could be wrong) but there have been discussions on this forum about this http://www.pudendalhope.info/forum/view ... f=69&t=319.

http://www.pudendalhope.info/forum/view ... rsal+nerve
There is a lot of info there, sorry I can't be more specific.
Take care

can the mrn show small fiber nerves too?


i had a lumbar spine mri and a pelvis mri and mri soft tissue for the penis but they cant find anything wrong with the nerves.

Imagine techniques to show every nerve, all entrapment and/or irritation doesn't exist as yet. In in a recent interview Dr Hibner recognised that newer imaging was " great but still far from any modality to be able to diagnose it correctly". http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pelvicmess ... -hibner-md
A good clinical exam by someone who knows pelvic nerve anatomy ( hard to come by however) can help determine entrapment/irritation and as Dr Hibner related "Common sense" and talking to the patient is the best way to diagnose.

Agent, it's my understanding the mrn does not show small fiber nerves. It shows the surrounding tissue from which some information can be derived but it's my understanding that it does not show the branches of the pudendal nerve either unless it's been improved recently.

Violet,

My recent MRN does show the PN's themselves. That is what is annontated on the report.

I will take a look at t he disk when I get it, but I believe I have seen MRN images on line that show the nerves.

Filler claims that the nerves are the brightest item on his scans.

Hard to not be truthful about that since the images from the scans are seen be so many doctors.

Just hope this scan will lead to an effective treatment for me, and fast.

Take care,
Rob

Thanks for the clarification, Rob.