Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

While MRI use has increased most over the past decades (more than 300% from 1994-2005), its use in low back pain (LBP) management can be associated with added costs and increased surgical ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study ...