A member asked:

My fiance got diagnosed w/a herniated disc in his neck 3mnths ago &today the doc said he needs an mri done. will he need a neck or cervical spine one?

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Dr. David Trettin answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Same: 'neck' and cervical spine MRI 's are the same...Looking @ the cervical discs , spinal cord etc. Best of luck.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Cervical spine: It sounds like he will require a MRI of the cervical spine. Check out spine-health.Com. Good luck.

Answered 6/10/2014

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