MRI is a powerful, noninvasive tool that gives detailed views of the spine’s bones, discs, nerves, and soft tissues. By using different sequences and planes, it helps pinpoint injuries, degeneration, ...

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. MRI is a ...