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 ...

The development of an algorithm for cervical imaging requires decisions about when and how to use specific imaging tests. Because the choice is often not clear, it is important to base the algorithm ...

For about one in six people considered healthy with no reports of back pain, lesions were visible on MRI in the lower spinal column and sacroiliac joint, researchers said -- a sign that ...

Some 20% of people with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) included in a prospective cohort study showed no lesions in their sacroiliac joints, only in the spine, researchers reported -- an indication ...

Full-body MRIs are all the rage. We take a look at three major companies offering such testing.