title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging has been applied to the evaluation of the spine and foramen magnum and has clearly shown not only that it can demonstrate the normal spinal anatomy and a variety of pathologic conditions, but also that it can be performed safely in a noninvasive fashion in an outpatient setting. Although MRI is presently a valuable adjunct to more conventional diagnostic studies of the spine, it is the imaging examination of choice in several suspected disease entities.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*