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Most Lumbar MRI Referrals Show Abnormalities in Scans

Nearly all the patients with low back pain referred by their general practitioner for a lumbar magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) had abnormal findings on the imaging, with seven in 10 showing disc ...
Healio

Use of abnormal lumbar disc herniation definitions had high level of validation evidence

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Use of a multi-society task force’s descriptive definitions of abnormal lumbar disc morphology ...
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MRI and lumbar puncture not necessarily required to manage CAR T-cell therapy complications

(WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024) – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and lumbar puncture (LP) may not always be necessary for diagnosing and managing a serious neurological complication associated with CAR ...
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Access to patient questionnaire improves spine MRI diagnosis

OAK BROOK, Ill. – 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 ...
Healio

Value of MRI, lumbar puncture questioned for immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians rarely made therapeutic modifications based on MRI and lumbar puncture results. EEGs may be ...
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MRI and lumbar puncture may not be necessary for managing CAR T-cell associated toxicities

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and lumbar puncture (LP) may not always be necessary for diagnosing and managing a serious neurological complication associated with CAR T-cell therapy, according to a ...
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Patient symptom information enhances MRI accuracy for lumbar spine diagnosis

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 ...
BMJ

MRI findings in the lumbar spines of asymptomatic, adolescent, elite tennis players

Objective: To describe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in the lumbar spine in asymptomatic elite adolescent tennis players, to serve as the baseline for a future prospective longitudinal ...