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Will spinal cord injuries show up on an x-ray? please help me docs!
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No: Simple x-rays can only show damage to the vertebral bodies themselves. MRI is needed to evaluate the actual spinal cord.
Answered 6/29/2014
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No: Injury to the spinal cord does not show up on a simple x-ray. An x-ray can demonstrate injury to bone of the spine surrounding the cord. A MRI is ideally used to visualize the soft neurologic tissues of the spinal cord.
Answered 1/11/2016
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