Musculoskeletal imaging of the spine can be an invaluable tool to inform clinical decision
making in patients with spinal pain. An understanding of the technology involved in …

Persistent spinal (traumatic and nontraumatic) pain is common and contributes to high
societal and personal costs globally. There is an acknowledged urgency for new and …

MR imaging is a valuable tool in investigating the spine and is the diagnostic modality of
choice in an increasing number of conditions. Advent of newer 3-T machines has taken MR …

The widespread use of MRI has revolutionised the diagnostic process for spinal disorders. A
typical protocol for spinal MRI includes T1 and T2 weighted sequences in both axial and …

Degenerative disease of the spine is a leading cause of back pain and radiculopathy, and a
frequent indication for spine MR imaging. 1 Disc degeneration, disc protrusion/herniation …

The lumbar spine MR imaging study is one of the most frequently ordered MR imaging
examinations in the United States. Numerous possible causes exist for low back pain, which …

MRI Essentials for the Spine Specialist is a comprehensive textbook that details the complex
MRI anatomy of the spine and the spectrum of pathological findings in patients with spinal …

Objective. To investigate if the number of different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
findings present is more strongly associated with low back pain (LBP) than single MRI …

In this issue of Radiology, Carrino et al (1) report on the inter-and intrareader reliability of a
variety of lumbar spine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings. Their study is notable for …

Over the past few decades, spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MR imaging) has largely
replaced computed tomography (CT) and CT myelography in the assessment of intraspinal …