Spinal infections, particularly vertebral osteomyelitis and spondylodiscitis ... Various imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT), along with ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two 510 (k) clearances for implants which restore the integrity of ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

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 ...

What is lumbar spinal stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back (lumbar spine). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by ...

chu-montpellier.fr In adulthood, spinal cord MRI abnormalities such as T2-weighted hyperintensities and atrophy are commonly associated with a large variety of causes (inflammation, infections, ...

Excessive or incorrect loading of lumbar spinal structures is commonly assumed as one of the factors to accelerate degenerative processes, which may lead to lower back pain. Accordingly, the mechanics ...

7 MRI information on spinal involvement in PsA is important to inform this process. Using existing whole spine and SIJ MRI data, we aimed to describe inflammatory and structural lesions consistent ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...