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Re: FYI: A Warning about Misinformation on an MRI following a Biopsy
Hi Doug,
Thanks for the advice, which I'm going to follow through on. I found this passage on the following website which I am going to use as the basis of my argument: www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=mr_prostate
"MRI cannot always distinguish between cancer tissue and inflammation or presence of blood products within the prostate, which sometimes occurs related to a prostate biopsy. To avoid confusing the latter with the former on imaging, prostate MRI should be performed more than six to eight weeks after prostate biopsy, if possible, to allow remnants of bleeding to resolve."
If I fail, it won't be for lack of trying (and, at the very least, I'll still be thankful that the cost did not come out of my own pocket). Wish me luck.
