What Is a Spinal MRI? A spinal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make clear, detailed pictures of your spine. The MRI may scan your whole ...

Researchers in China reviewed lumbar spine MRI results of 400 patients reporting chronic back pain from 2007 to 2011, including 192 patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS; mean age, 28 ...

An MRI can be performed on any part of your body. A lumbar MRI specifically examines the lumbar section of your spine — the region where back problems commonly originate. The lumbosacral spine ...

Objectives Lumbar bone stress injury (‘bone stress injury’) is common in junior fast bowlers. The repetitive loading of cricket fast bowling may cause bone marrow oedema (BMO), detectable on MRI, ...

The left sacroiliac joint was surrounded by bone marrow edema, which was also seen on a pelvic MRI (Figure 2). T1-weighted sagittal MRI of the lumbar spine (Panel A) shows multiple erosions of the ...

Experts have demonstrated that multiple sclerosis (MS) can successfully be diagnosed using an MRI scan, meaning patients no longer need to undergo a painful lumbar puncture. Experts found that by ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study ...

Spine Surgeons Vary Considerably in Imaging Practices Certain findings on MRI are linked with surgical outcome in patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. (HealthDay News ...

Scientists have developed a way to use MRI scans to help identify when HIV ... At the moment we have to perform a lumbar puncture to confirm this, which involves inserting a needle into the ...