On an optimal chest radiograph exposure factors should be such that the thoracic spine and intervertebral disks are faintly visible, with the spinous processes being in the midline. Contact between the lower lobes and the paravertebral soft tissues results in paravertebral interfaces or stripes that ...
Screening cervical spine MRI after normal cervical spine CT scans in patients in whom cervical spine injury cannot be excluded by physical examination. Am J Surg 2008;196:857-63.Steigelman M, Lopez P, Dent D, et al. Screening cervical spine MRI after normal cervical spine CT scans in ...
My first appointment with Dr. Jewell, he ordered an MRI of my cervical and thoracic vertebrae. He also ordered a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) and we’d meet again when he had the results. The results that explained everything. There was another lesion on my spine where the thoracic meets...
Provocative testing may also elicit pain but the diagnosis is usually confirmed through investigations such as x-ray examination, SPECT bone scan and more commonly MRI of the hip or knee. Patients with INPH and painful hip or knee pathology should have treatment tailored to their clinical picture...