Meaning of ‘nearly identified’

Does anyone know what ‘nearly identified’ means in the following context? Is it just that the image wasn’t very clear?

“You had an MRI scan which was referred from A&E. You had 2 cervical cord lesions which showed persistent but reduced enhancement compared to 1 month ago. The left sided upper brain stem lesion is nearly identified but appears stable.

I’m undergoing investigation for possible MS, having had 3 MRIs, blood tests, and waiting for the results now of a recent lumbar puncture. I’d just like to understand better the wording of the above summary of my most recent MRI.

I think your neurologist can give you a concise explanation. I read the medical jargon in all of my scans but, know no better tbf.

Even though I was diagnosed just by a fuzzy MRI scan b4, the lumber puncture is a reliable indicator of multiple sclerosis.
Best regards,
JP

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Ask your Neuro if they can interpret it for you, but try not to worry about wording too much. I had a sentence on my first MRI that I didn’t understand and I fixated on it for weeks and googled the hell out of it. Turns out it was a typo!! :slight_smile:

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I agree with what other others have said – you need to get an informed interpretation from the experts. For all we know it might just be a typo and it should’ve said ‘clearly’! The point is that we don’t know, and guesses are no use to you.

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Thanks for your response. I’m due to see the neurologist again in a couple of months to get my LP results and I’m also having another repeat MRI before then. I just wondered if anyone had come across that term before.

I’ve been diagnosed with clinically isolated syndrome so far as I have dissemination in space but not dissemination in time, though the LP may change that :blush:

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