Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — An implantable cardioverter defibrillator was safe and effective in patients undergoing a cardiac or ...
"ICDs are contraindicated for MRI, and it has become an important problem," said Dr Michael Gold (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston), lead investigator of the Evera MRI Study. "For ...
A 63-year-old man was referred for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the chest following an abnormal echocardiogram. The patient had no physical signs or symptoms of disease. He was taking ...
Syringomyelia (Syrinx): Sagittal MRI scans of the cervical and upper thoracic spine; (Left) T1-weighted; (Right) T2 weighted. Note the large central cystic cavity expanding the spinal cord extending ...
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The anatomy of the thoracic spine
The thoracic spine is made up of 12 bones that attach to your ribs and support your rib cage. Excessive curvature in the thoracic spine, called hyperkyphosis, can cause pain and may happen after a ...
—This study reported clinical and radiographic findings in 91 patients from the SPACE cohort study followed over a 4-year period. Men were more likely to demonstrate radiographic progression of ...
MRI scans are not recommended as part of routine care in spondyloarthritis, but are often performed anyway. For patients who may benefit from such scans, it's unclear whether including the spine as ...
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