A 37-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with MS and prescribed subcutaneous interferon beta-1a. MRI of the head and spine are negative, and CSF is negative for oligoclonal bands. From age 33 to the ...

The development of an algorithm for cervical imaging requires decisions about when and how to use specific imaging tests. Because the choice is often not clear, it is important to base the algorithm ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe, painless test that uses radio waves and energy from strong magnets to create detailed images of your body. A cervical MRI scans the soft tissues of your ...

An MRI scan uses magnets and radio waves to capture images inside your body without making a surgical incision. The scan allows your doctor to see the soft tissue of your body, like muscles and organs ...

For patients who may benefit from such scans, it's unclear whether including the spine as well as the sacroiliac joint ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North ...

MRI The majority of interventional spine physicians reported using magnetic resonance imaging ahead of lumbar epidural steroid injections to correlate with the physical examination. The majority of ...