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

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region ... team uses the results of the lumbar MRI to help plan the operation. If the image is normal, there is no need for action.

1 Department of Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal ... lumbar spinal stenosis; (2) Pathological anatomical features corresponding to ...

Objectives Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is prevalent, age-related and contributes to low back pain. Cross-sectional LDD as determined by MRI scan ... into the spinal canal and anterior osteophytes.

Methods We reviewed spinal cord MRIs for ring-enhancing lesions from 284 aquaporin-4 (AQP4)-IgG seropositive patients at Mayo Clinic from 1996 to 2014. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) AQP4-IgG ...

All patients underwent annual brain and spinal MRI (1.5T). Three clinical and radiological outcome measures were used: (1) clinical relapses; (2) changes in EDSS scores; (3) MRI activity, defined as ...

A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and ...

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First and foremost at the heart of this controversy over spinal operations are the children and families affected. Three children were failed in the care they received and had unapproved spinal ...