Magnetic resonance imaging provides excellent anatomic detail of spinal tissues, but fails to
provide the type of information that permits a definitive diagnosis in many patients with back …

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

Study Design. Case-control observational study. Objective. Determination of dimensional
changes in the lumbar spines of athletes between supine and stand-up position in MRI …

The objectives of this study were to (a) develop a standing MRI imaging protocol, tolerable to
symptomatic patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DLS), and (b) to evaluate the …

Study Design. Retrospective review of case notes and imaging. Objective. To show the
advantage of axial loaded magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for identification of dynamic …

Background context Lumbar foraminal stenosis is a common clinical problem and a
significant cause of lower extremity radiculopathy. Minimal in vivo data exists quantifying …

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation is a non-invasive method for neuromodulation of
sensorimotor function. Its main mechanism of action results from the activation of afferent …

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 …

Spine imaging accounts for a major share of expenses related to neck and back pain.
Improving image quality translates into better morphologic evaluation of the spine …

Objective MRI is regarded as the study of choice in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis.
In some cases, the supine MRI leads to a misdiagnosis in the extent of lumbar spinal …