MRI brain scans

[mellowtigger]

The process was very fast and uneventful.  That's good, since I only got 4.5 hours of sleep last night.  I go to see the neurologist on Tuesday morning next week.

I wore my purple Zubaz and an Animal Humane Society t-shirt.  I took off my glasses and my shoes.  They gave me ear protectors (against the loud noise) that had a local radio station piped in so I could listen while I waited.  I had to keep my eyes closed the whole time, and they told me to not wiggle even my feet during the procedure.  There was no injection of any enhancing chemicals.

There was much clicking and humming and thumping.  The last minute was so obnoxious that the roller-bed was shaking from the force of the machinery.  A few of the scans gave me a sensation of slightly brighter ambient lighting, but I resisted the curiosity to open my eyes and check directly.  They gave me a cd of all the images after they were done.  (I asked for a copy.)  It's been an hour since the procedure and I have no headaches or dizziness or nausea. 

They took 129 images.  Here are 6 that I like.  I've expanded their sizes to make them easier to view here.





That's my brain.  :)

Comments

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

Asymmetry is normal, eyestalk man. When you look closely, very little about humans is symmetrical. Most people's face isn't even on straight! These are nice, crisp scans. As you've learned, these are a few slices of dozens or even hundreds, so nothing can really be gleaned from these few images. I think your radiologist will have fun reading the whole batch, though!

Wait... what are those words in your brain, in the bottom image... Hecho en Mexico? What? :oP

[mellowtigger]

"Hecho en Mexico?" I couldn't even guess what idea you're wrestling with there.

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

It was a joke... Hecho en Mexico means made in Mexico.

[mellowtigger]

Oops, I thought you were making a Lucha Libre reference. (It looks like a wrestler mask to me!)