Question for those who have a college kid getting an MRI.
When you get a MRI on your own, the facility gives you a disc and you keep it...for your records or in case you need a second opinion, etc.
But, when the kid is being seen by the team doctor, I assume that they would want the disc.
Anyway, the question is:
Is it possible to get 2 copies of the disc from the facility or hospital that does the MRI? I have never asked for a second copy and didn't know if it's a waste to even ask for it.
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You only need one disc.
It's the report that is important.
My ortho gives you a usb drive, should be able to copy what's on the disc or usb drive.
Of course they'll give you a second one (people lose them) but there may be a charge.
Also the team doctor may only want the report and not the images.
If it's for a shoulder be aware that there will typically be findings that can seem alarming in the report, but are actually quite common. Specifically pitchers can have "type 1 SLAP lesions" language in the written report but in my conversations with several shoulder specialists they will say that most if not all high level pitchers will have some degree of "erosion". Having the actual image file can be valuable
@ALF648 posted:If it's for a shoulder be aware that there will typically be findings that can seem alarming in the report, but are actually quite common. Specifically pitchers can have "type 1 SLAP lesions" language in the written report but in my conversations with several shoulder specialists they will say that most if not all high level pitchers will have some degree of "erosion". Having the actual image file can be valuable
Having the actual image file whether it be a disc or a USB drive is for the doctor who ordered the MRI and can interpret results, usually an orthopedic doctor or surgeon who has the appropriate program or equipment to actually view the findings. They also get the written report by the qualified doctor who views the MRI, which you can request a copy. It would be the same for xrays.
I am just wondering how many team doctors actually would have this equipment available.
Just get the darn MRI done and don't worry about how many discs are needed, it's useless unless they can view it.
JMO
Not sure what you want the 2nd disk for, but you can copy the content of the disk to your computer and/or to a USB drive. typically, it's just a lightweight viewer (kind of like Acrobat for DICOM medical images) in the root directory and the images in a bunch of subfolders. if you're thinking of sharing the images with other doctors, many have the capability to upload the disk content to them securely.
