MRI technicians sometimes use gadolinium, a contrast ... lumbar MRI may show various conditions that affect the lower back and the rest of the body, such as inflammation or a tumor. Yes, a lumbar ...

A trip to the emergency room resulted in an MRI, which showed she had a noncancerous spinal cord tumor. Spinal cord tumors make up less than 1% of all newly diagnosed tumors. Dr. Carlos Bagley is ...

The following is a summary of “Limited added value of systematic spinal cord MRI vs brain MRI alone to classify patients with ...

Hawaii had the lowest rate of lumbar spine MRIs performed for lower back pain between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19.  CMS measures the percentage of lumbar ...

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 ...