The perils of over-imaging your spine: when do you really need an X-Ray, CT scan or MRI?

Discover when spine imaging is necessary and avoid unnecessary anxiety and interventions with expert insights on back pain ...
News Medical

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 ...
Medscape

Lumbar CT Surpasses MRI in Vertebral Bone Quality Assessment

Lumbar CT attenuation measurements outperform MRI-derived vertebral bone quality scores for diagnosing osteopenia and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

MRI imaging efficiency rates for back pain, by state

Hawaii had the lowest rate of lumbar spine MRIs performed for lower back pain between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19. CMS measures the percentage of lumbar ...