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X ray and MRI brain with contrast
My brother facing pain in left eye and tightness on cheek. As per Ophthalmologist no issue related to eyes. Consulted neurologist and he suggested x ray and MRI brain with contrast. My concern is that can we done x ray and MRI brain with contrast? Does it cause too much radiation or any other side effect. Can we done both test on same day or we need to take gap between these two tests?
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Dr. Niranjana Rajagopal
Neurosurgeon
14 yrs exp
Bangalore
U can get both done together . X ray has very minimal radiation. MRI has no radiation.
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