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MRI Sacral Spine with Contrast (MRI)
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Understanding MRI Sacral Spine with Contrast (MRI)
What is MRI Sacral Spine with Contrast (MRI)?
Magnetic Resonance Imagining (MRI) Sacral Spine is used to visualize the sacrum (a triangular bone at the end of the spine) and the surrounding soft tissues like muscles.
This test is prescribed by the doctor to diagnose the cause of lower back pain (lumbago), sciatic pain, or inflammation of the lumbosacral joints, and to find out the presence of any tumor or abnormal mass growth in the lumbo sacral vertebrae or surrounding soft tissues.
What is MRI Sacral Spine with Contrast (MRI) used for?
- To diagnose the cause of lower back pain (lumbago), sciatic pain or inflammation of the lumbo sacral joints
- To detect herniating (bulging) discs, arthritis, decalcification of the vertebral bones (osteoporosis), degenerative disc disease, spinal arthritis
- To find out the presence of any tumor/cyst/abnormal mass growth in the lumbo sacral vertebraes or surrounding soft tissues.
- To look for any injury or fracture of the sacrum or tailbone
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