Weight-bearing magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the spine can either be simulated by
imaging the patient in the supine position in combination with a special axial loading device …

Weight-bearing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a unique modality in diagnostic
imaging that allows for the assessment of spinal pathology in ways considered previously …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has an established role in the assessment of
degenerative musculoskeletal conditions. However, conventional supine MRI findings often …

Magnetic resonance imaging is established as the technique of choice for assessment of
degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine. However, it is routinely performed with the …

Study Design. Single center before-after case series study. Objective. To determine when
and in which kind of lower back pathologies, axial-loaded magnetic resonance imaging …

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether positional magnetic resonance (MR) images of the lumbar
spine demonstrate nerve root compromise not visible on MR images obtained with the …

Symptoms of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis include back pain, radiculopathy,
claudication, and muscular fatigue that tend to be predominant in the standing position or …

Magnetic resonance imaging has, until recently, been limited to scans with patients in the
recumbent position. However, a new fully open magnetic resonance imaging unit has been …

MR Imaging of the Spine’ Magnetic Resonance: State of the Art Page 1 Victor M. Haughton, MD
MR Imaging of the Spine’ 297 Magnetic Resonance: State of the Art T HE impressive quality of …

High-intensity zones (HIZ) are linear or globular areas of high signal seen on T2-weighted
(T2W) images in the posterior annulus fibrosis, which are separate from and hyperintense to …