Axial MRI of the Lumbar Spine - T2 weighted image at the L4 level. On this view centered over the L4-L5 disk, one can see well the cauda equina surrounded by CSF (note that CSF is bright on ...

Parasagittal MRI of the Lumbar Spine - T1-weighted image. Note that this slice provides an unique view of the exiting nerve roots through the intervertebral foramina. The nerve roots exit directly ...

Lumbar Spine: Common Pathology and Interventions Andrea Strayer J Neurosci Nurs. 2005;37 (4):181-193. Clinical Presentation ...

A large number of primary care practitioners continue to order lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (LS-MRI) scans for low back pain despite practice guidelines opposing such imaging. Reasons ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) – Certain ...

Patients at Mass General complete a short symptom questionnaire prior to their lumbar spine MRI. They answer questions about the severity of their pain, where it is located, what makes it worse ...