A brain MRI is a noninvasive procedure used to visualize the brain and its supporting structures. This technique is used to observe brain tissue (gray and white matter), ventricles and cerebrospinal fluid, blood vessels (with or without contrast), and cranial nerves and pituitary gland. Brain MRI reporting is a service where in the brain MRI images are studied and interpreted by a remotely working radiologist. Such services are useful for rapid and effective diagnosis of brain-related complications.
Standard MRI:
This is the most commonly used MRI and is used without any additional adaptations. A standard MRI is used to diagnose tumors, stroke (older infarcts), edema, infections, hydrocephalus, structural abnormalities.
Contrast-Enhanced Brain MRI:
Contrast-enhanced MRI consists of administering an iodizing contrasting agent which increases the visualization of abnormal regions. It is used as a differentiating test between tumors, abscesses, inflammatory lesions, meningeal disease, vascular lesions.
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA):
This type of MRI enhances the visualization of the vascular system by following the movement of blood-flow in the brain. Using this principle, complications like aneurysms, arterial stenosis, vascular malformations, occlusions, etc., can be easily detected.
The following organs and their regions are evaluated in brain MRI reporting:
Brain Parenchyma in Cerebral Hemispheres:
This area of the brain consists of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes. A brain MRI can be used to detect several complications in this region. These complications include gray–white matter differentiation, focal or diffuse signal abnormalities, mass lesions (intra-axial or extra-axial), edema (vasogenic or cytotoxic), cortical malformations, encephalomalacia, atrophy or volume loss, and developmental anomalies.
Braimstem:
The brainstem consists of the midbrain, pons, and medulla. It is prone to several complications like focal lesions, infarcts, and demyelination. A brain MRI is useful in detecting such abnormalities which might be missed in a CT scan.
Skull Base & Calvarium:
The skull base is a very critical region on the skull and any injury to this place might result in instant mortality. Apart from this, the skull base and calvarium is susceptible to focal lesions, suprasellar extension, and optic chiasm compression. A brain MRI helps in the detection of marrow pathology, infiltration from tumors, or congenital defects.
This section explains the step-by-step workflow performed during a brain MRI imaging:
Firstly, the brain MRI is performed at the hospital by on-site radiology technicians.
The images obtained from these tests are sent to Statim Healthcare along with relevant clinical data and patient history.
Based on these data, the case is assigned to a suitable radiologist at Statim.
The radiologist analyses and interprets the abnormalities observed in the brain MRI images. These findings must be correlated with the patient’s medical data to accurately determine the etiology.
Once the cause of the disease is determined, the radiologist then prepares a final report. The final report consists of the patient info, imaging technique, image observations and findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
For emergency/STAT patients, the radiologist may report the findings verbally or use a preliminary report to save critical time for making a medical decision.
This report is electronically signed by the radiologist and sent to the hospital for further medical intervention.
To ensure patient data safety, the data is sent via the institutional PACS/RIS or a secure email delivery system.
The key MRI sequences used for the imaging of brain are explained below:
Basic Anatomical Sequences:
These sequences are used in all the basic MRIs, and are mainly used to observe the normal anatomy and pathology of the brain. It comprises of the following sequences: T1-weighted sequences (axial, sagittal, coronal), T2-weighted sequences (axial, coronal), and proton density sequences (mainly axial), which are less common and primarily used in posterior fossa and pediatric imaging.
CSF-Suppression & Lesion Detection:
These sequences are used to visualize and differentiate between lesions present in the brain. These lesions are observed alongside the cerebrospinal fluid. The sequences used under this category are fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences and three-dimensional T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences (such as CUBE, SPACE, or VISTA).
Acute Ischemia & Cellular Injury:
These sequences are highly effective in the detection of early stroke and cytotoxic edema. The sequences used to detect these events are Diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient maps.
Acute ischemic stroke
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
Venous sinus thrombosis
Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
Aneurysms
Primary brain tumors (gliomas, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, medulloblastomas)
Metastatic brain lesions
Craniopharyngiomas
Schwannomas / neurofibromas
Brain abscess
Encephalitis (viral, bacterial, autoimmune)
Meningitis (leptomeningeal involvement)
Tuberculoma or fungal granulomas
Alzheimer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
Huntington’s disease
Frontotemporal dementia
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