Hawaii had the lowest rate of lumbar spine MRIs performed for lower back pain between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19.  CMS measures the percentage of lumbar ...

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 ...

Certain spinal cord lesions in people with MS show damage to nerve fibers despite having preserved myelin content, a possible ...

Clinical trials of a new, minimally invasive treatment for degenerated spinal discs have produced impressive results, significantly reducing back pain severity and improving function. It could mean ...

Columnist Leigh Anne Nelson, usually described as calm, acknowledges a little anxiety about getting her next MRI.

Mild structural changes visible in knee MRI scans are already common among adults in their thirties—even in those without ...

Mild structural changes visible in knee MRI scans are already common among adults in their thirties - even in those without ...

Objectives Lumbar bone stress injury (‘bone stress injury’) is ... For research purposes, participants had up to six MRI scans at set times in the season; findings were withheld from them and their ...