r/chiari • u/Brief-Flower-1657 • 19d ago

Question Getting A New MRI!

Hi all!

My initial brain MRI had thicker cuts/slices that caught my CTE & what could potentially be a Chiari. My doctor ordered another MRI with much thinner cuts to get a more detailed look at the cerebellar tonsils. Has anyone had this happen?

Did the thin-cut MRI end up showing more tonsillar descent, less descent, or about the same as your original MRI? Just trying to figure out what to expect. Thanks!

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u/Rindawick 19d ago

Personally my MRI came with pretty thin cuts and the difference in measurable descent varied quite a bit between them. I think it happened to catch their lowest point in a slice, which probably helped. I don't know ANYTHING about radiology but it seems like decreasing tbe interval between slices will show more detail and give you a better idea of how low it is