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Can a cycst be seen on a spinal x-ray?
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No.: A radiograph can discern air, fat, soft tissue ; bone densities. A water-filled cyst is of the same radiodensity as surrounding soft-tissues, and thus cannot be distinguished as distinct. Thus a spinal radiograph may show anatomy that contains a cyst, yet will not show up as distinct.
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