The ilioinguinal nerve branches off the first lumbar nerve, which is near the lower back. It branches down the body through the second and third abdominal muscles and communicates with the ...

Schwannoma: MRI Scans of the Lumbar Spine; (Left Top) T1-weighted axial ... On the parasagittal scan on the right, note the normal nerve roots with surrounding epidural fat, contrasted with the lesion ...

These inclusion criteria ensured a homogenous patient population with clinically verified lumbar radiculopathy and a high pre-test probability of nerve root impingement. MRI or CT was used to ...