Conditions our MRI scans have found

Bronchiectasis is when the airways in the lung are wider than normal. This is caused by long-standing inflammation and/or infection of the airways. Bronchiectasis usually causes symptoms of chronic cough - often with mucus (sputum), shortness of breath and frequent respiratory infections.

Bronchopulmonary describes the combination of the lung and airways. Past damage or inflammation to the lung tissue/pleura can show up as scars and granulomas (“marble” of scarring). Old tissue damage is not a cancerous condition.

Bronchial wall thickening is a radiology description for thickened airway walls. It is usually caused by inflammation from a viral infection, irritating chemical exposure (e.g. cigarette smoke, cleaning chemicals) or asthma. The management for bronchial wall thickening depends on the underlying root cause. If you are smoking, the first treatment is to stop smoking.

Mild stranding in the central mesentery (the tissue that holds the small intestines) is a nonspecific finding (meaning it is difficult to say what caused it), but can be associated with panniculitis (inflammatory disorders in which the primary site of involvement is the subcutaneous fat).Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped structures that are part of the body's immune system. Lymph nodes filter substances that travel through the lymphatic fluid, and they contain lymphocytes (white blood cells) that help the body fight infection and disease. There are hundreds of lymph nodes found throughout the body. The mesenteric lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the intestines.The main symptom for panniculitis, if it is acute, is painful or tender bumps called nodules that form in the layer of fat under your skin. Systemic symptoms may also be present and can include fatigue, fever, a general sick feeling (malaise), joint and muscle pain, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and/or weight loss.

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the abdomen, just beneath the liver. The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid called bile that is released into the small intestine. Gallstones (cholelithiasis) can form when digestive fluid deposits and hardens. Cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder.Based on your MRI images, there is no evidence of acute inflammation of the gallbladder but there is evidence of gallstones.

Caliectasis occurs when there is excess fluid in your calyces (cavities in which urine collects before it flows into the urinary bladder). Causes of caliectasis include blockage/obstruction in the kidneys, cysts, tumors, kidney stones, urine buildup (hydronephrosis), and urinary tract infections. Based on your MRI images, this finding is nonspecific, meaning it is difficult to say what caused it.