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MRI scans
MRI scans
Skeletal spine
Skeletal spine
Vertebra, lumbar (low back)
Vertebra, lumbar (low back)
Vertebra, thoracic (mid back)
Vertebra, thoracic (mid back)
Posterior spinal anatomy
Posterior spinal anatomy


Spine MRI

Alternative Names:
Magnetic resonance imaging - spine; Nuclear magnetic resonance - spine; MRI of the spine; NMR - spine

What abnormal results mean:

Spine MRI may reveal disorders such as:

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

The sensitivity of MRI depends, in part, on the experience of the radiologist.




Review Date: 1/24/2005
Reviewed By: Jeffrey J. Brown, M.D., F.A.C.R., Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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