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 spine or just a part of it.

When Flores underwent an MRI the morning of the first surgery ... This one was at the top of her spine, at the front of her spinal cord. It was wrapped around her spinal cord and had invaded ...

A Siemens Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI was used to perform the randomly assigned scans; 5 were of the brain, 4 of the heart, 6 of the L-spine, and 2 of the C-spine. All scans were performed at least 6 ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study published in Radiology. MRI is the most important imaging exam in patients ...

For this prospective, multi-reader study, the investigators included a total of 240 Mass General patients who completed a symptom questionnaire prior to their lumbar spine MRI. Musculoskeletal ...