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*[[Computerized tomography]] (CT) is considered when [[MRI]] is not an option. | *[[Computerized tomography]] (CT) is considered when [[MRI]] is not an option.<ref name="pmid30197821">{{cite journal| author=Rao D, Scuderi G, Scuderi C, Grewal R, Sandhu SJ| title=The Use of Imaging in Management of Patients with Low Back Pain. | journal=J Clin Imaging Sci | year= 2018 | volume= 8 | issue= | pages= 30 | pmid=30197821 | doi=10.4103/jcis.JCIS_16_18 | pmc=6118107 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30197821 }} </ref> | ||
*It is used if [[disc rupture]], [[spinal stenosis]], or damage to vertebrae is suspected as a cause of [[back]] [[pain]]. | *It is used if [[disc rupture]], [[spinal stenosis]], or damage to vertebrae is suspected as a cause of [[back]] [[pain]]. | ||
*[[CT scan]] can be paired with a [[myelogram]] by injecting [[contrast]] dye in the [[spinal cord]]. | *[[CT scan]] can be paired with a [[myelogram]] by injecting [[contrast]] dye in the [[spinal cord]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Computerized tomography (CT) is considered when MRI is not an option. It is used if disc rupture, spinal stenosis, or damage to vertebrae is suspected as a cause of back pain. CT scan can be paired with a myelogram by injecting contrast dye in the spinal cord.
CT
- Computerized tomography (CT) is considered when MRI is not an option.[1]
- It is used if disc rupture, spinal stenosis, or damage to vertebrae is suspected as a cause of back pain.
- CT scan can be paired with a myelogram by injecting contrast dye in the spinal cord.
References
- ↑ Rao D, Scuderi G, Scuderi C, Grewal R, Sandhu SJ (2018). "The Use of Imaging in Management of Patients with Low Back Pain". J Clin Imaging Sci. 8: 30. doi:10.4103/jcis.JCIS_16_18. PMC 6118107. PMID 30197821.