Most pediatric patients with migraine have normal imaging, supporting that routine scans rarely aid diagnosis or alter ...

Centinel Spine advances its commitment to lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR) with new prodisc L instruments designed to meet evolving customer needs while ensuring effective and reproducible ...

people suspected of having MS have a standard MRI scan and undergo a lumbar puncture, where a thin needle is inserted between the bones in the lower spine. Patients often report they find it ...

Arachnoiditis is a chronic and painful condition caused by inflammation of the arachnoid mater, one of the three protective ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

What Is a Spinal MRI? A spinal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make clear, detailed pictures of your spine. The MRI may scan your whole ...

The lumbar spine’s spinous processes on lumbar vertebrae 4 and 5 ... In contrast, more severe complications such as CNS infections, arachnoiditis, and shunt failure were less common, occurring in only ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study published in Radiology. MRI is the most important imaging exam in patients ...

For this prospective, multi-reader study, the investigators included a total of 240 Mass General patients who completed a symptom questionnaire prior to their lumbar spine MRI. Musculoskeletal ...

Diagnosis can be made using physical examination, symptom tracking and through imaging the spine with X-ray, MRI or CT scans. Treatment for lumbar spondylosis is individualized based on symptoms ...

The nerves of the brain and the spinal cord ... Diagnosing arachnoiditis can be difficult, but tests such as the CAT scan (computerized axial tomography) or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging ...