Find information on a cervical MRI scan and the risks associated with it. Learn why it's done, how to prepare, and what to expect during the test.

Results published in JAMA Surgery showed use of cervical spine imaging for pediatric patients with blunt trauma has increased despite wide variability in clinical evaluation, which could lead to ...

What are cervical spine CT scans? Here's a look at this procedure and why you might need it, including how scans with and without contrast differ.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable technique for evaluating the cervical spine because it allows the physician to directly visualize the spinal cord and surrounding soft tissue.

SAN DIEGO — In results of a pilot study of high-resolution diffusion tensor imaging, investigators from Salt Lake City reported that it provided more thorough information about the status of the ...

Almost half of patients whose primary care physicians recommend a lumbosacral or cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan go on to receive a surgical consultation, but few end up ...

Recently developed imaging techniques thought impossible only a few years ago may be beneficial in detecting MS lesions of the spinal cord.

Alternative Names: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spinal MRI MR of the Spinal cord / column or neck Nuclear Magnetic Resonance What is it? A way of imaging the spinal cord at the neck and where it joins ...

(HealthDay)—Almost half of patients whose primary care physicians recommend a lumbosacral or cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan go on to receive a surgical consultation, but ...