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

At a 15-degree forward head tilt, your neck supports the equivalent of 27 pounds instead of the normal 10-12 pounds. At 30 degrees, this increases to 40 pounds.

Instead of just relying on an MRI, which measures the spine in the prone position, Clifton ordered a standing x-ray. This gave him an opportunity to see Ruane’s neck when he’s upright.

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 ...

The spinal cord is an important part of the central nervous system that carries signals between the brain and the body. It is protected by the vertebral column, a series of bones that surround and ...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the test most commonly used to look at the spine. It uses magnetic waves instead of radiation. An MRI –scanner creates a magnetic field 30 000 times as strong as ...

Your neck is the part of your spine that connects your head to the rest of your body. Some necks are big and wide, others are long and thin. However it's shaped, your neck has a big job.

Text neck is damaging your spine: ... “It refers to the repetitive stress injury or strain on the cervical spine, neck region, caused by prolonged forward head posture while looking down at ...

The doctors followed the CT scan with an MRI of the patient's spine. The MRI revealed pools of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the clear fluid that typically surrounds the brain and spinal cord; the ...