SAN FRANCISCO — Use of oblique fast spin-echo T1 MRI sequencing improves consistency in the diagnosis of lumbar foraminal stenosis in patients with radiculopathy, according to a speaker here.

Dr. Carragee and colleagues studied the progression of disk degeneration over a 10-year period using a prospective cohort study. Fifty-seven patients with low back pain underwent a 3-level lumbar ...

Mid-Sagittal MRI of the Lumbar Spine. Left (T1-weighted image); Right (T2-weighted image). On this view centered over the lumbar spine, one can see all five lumbar vertebrae in addition to the sacrum ...

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. MRI is a ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North ...

Radiomics offers improved assessment of spinal cord pathology in MS, surpassing conventional MRI in precision and sensitivity. A study identified 12 significant radiomic features, with four ...