Her primary care physician ordered a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the lumbar spine and referred ... nerve roots were clearly visualized on axial images. This was essentially a normal ...

However, the lumbar puncture for CSF testing is a rare to be accepted ... Kumar et al. found that the axial and radial diffusion was significantly increased and mainly existed in autonomous, analgesic ...

The next best thing: a great lumbar support pillow. The lumbar generally refers to your lower spine, or the lower back area, which is typically the part of the body that’s under the most stress ...

Optical spectral transmission (OST) demonstrates a strong correlation with MRI in detecting joint inflammation in patients with inflammatory arthritis, with the best diagnostic performance ...

Background Facet joints are frequently impaired in patients with axial ... MRI scoring system is adopted in our study because it is a comprehensive method to assess the alteration of spine [1].

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 ...

A woman was left with horrendous injuries after a sex toy she left inside her was dragged through her body during an MRI scan. The 22-year-old had inserted the "butt plug" in her back passage ...

to accommodate the clinic. Guy Boswall says the clinic plans to recruit from across Canada and will try not to encroach on the MRI staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC ...

22 Radiographic axial disease (RAD) was defined as sacroiliitis according to the mNYC (at least bilateral grade 2 sacroiliitis or unilateral grade 3) and/or at least one marginal or paramarginal ...