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.

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 ...

Rays Often Enough for Back Pain Diagnosis: Study FindsA new study from researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian ...

Plain radiographs (X-ray), computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are commonly used in the evaluation of lower back pain. While MRI use has increased most over the past ...

To diagnose lumbar disc herniation, health care providers typically begin ... are commonly used to confirm the diagnosis: MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging): The gold standard for diagnosing disc ...

Dr. Jeff Lehmen, a spine surgeon at SSM St. Mary's Hospital, said this assumption could be a sign of lumbar disk herniation, ...