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Can spinal stenosis be seen on xray?
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MRI or CT scan: Are better to visualize spinal stenosi.
Answered 2/3/2014
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No: Spinal stenosis is best seen on mris or myelograms.
Answered 9/28/2016
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To some extent : Xrays are two dimensional studies and as such do not really show the area of the nerve canal itself, but there are Times when we can look at a persons xrays and know the person almost certainly has spinal stenosis based upon what the X-ray looks like. We then will typically get further studies to confirm such as an MRI, ct scan, or a myelogram.
Answered 11/22/2019
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