lumbar spine mri
image courtesy of intermountain medical imaging, boise, idaho. all rights reserved.
a side view of the lumbar spine shows normal discs, spinal canal, and nerve roots (see figure 1). nerve roots normally float in the fluid-filled canal. figure 2 shows a small herniated disc pushing into the canal toward nerve roots.
current as of: july 17, 2023
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