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After mri,on lower spine what does clinical correlation mean
It is descriptive term for the degenerative spine on CT or MRI. Central disk herniation means a central and posterior protrusion of disk material. Posterolateral disc protrusion indicates herniation of disk along the posterolateral margin of the disk to the spinal canal. Disc spur complex denotes a combined degenerative process with which the protruded disk is accompanied with adjacent bone change with spurring.
No. Only the spaces where the disks are. And MRI or CT scan can actually image the disk itself.
Yes you can have an MRI with Harrinton rod in your lumbar spine. Harrington rods are made of titanium making it safe to enter an MRI Scanner.
No, usually contrast agents are not used for MRI of the spine. The most frequent pathology when an spine MRI is requested si discal hernia (lombosciatic, disc protrusion). Then another pathology is searched and/or discovered (tumors, bone lesions), than contrast agent is required for a correct diagnosis.
"Rule out HNP" means check to see if there's a disk herniation in the neck.
It means that everything is the way it should be in your cervical spine. Nothing is wrong.
MRI is particularly useful for imaging the brain and spine, as well as the soft tissues of joints and the interior structure of bones.
It means the muscles, ligaments, and tendons in your lower back are normal on MRI.
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Yes. There's no real limit to how many MRIs you can have because there's no radiation involved - it uses powerful magnets. The only thing is that a cervical spine MRI and a brain MRI all at the same time might take quite a while so it's senisible to space it out a bit.
Arthritic changes in the spine are taking up some of the space meant for the spinal cord.