Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. An misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.

A cervical MRI scans the soft tissues of your neck and cervical spine. The cervical spine is the portion of your spine that runs through your neck. A cervical spine MRI scan is used to help ...

A lateral view of the cervical spine (Panel A ... A parasagittal view of a T 2-weighted MRI (Panel B) shows metastasis of renal cancer to the T10 vertebral body and pedicle, causing severe ...

CT scans are better for issues with your bones and blood vessels, while MRI scans are better for issues with your spinal cord, muscles, and other soft tissues. If your doctor orders a CT cervical ...

(HealthDay)—Almost half of patients whose primary care physicians recommend a lumbosacral or cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan go on to receive a surgical consultation ...

Doctors often use MRI scans as an important step in determining the stage of cervical cancer. Knowing the stage can help them identify whether someone is a good candidate for surgery or if a ...

A new study suggests individualized MRI surveillance of the spine based ... Clear guidance on the frequency of follow-up MRIs after SBRT for spine metastases is lacking. This study aims to develop ...

Back to Healio An MRI finding of T2 hyperintensity in the cervical spinal cord of professional athletes can be used as evidence of cord trauma, but it may not correlate with prognostic values for ...

Often the history of symptoms and physical exam may lead to suspicion of cervical stenosis, however, an MRI of the cervical spine is usually necessary for confirmation. Depending on the severity of ...