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What is the different between one series of spine mri pictures to cervical, thoracic, or lumbosacral spine mri (each separate)?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Being able to: optimize MRI technical parameters to specific regions of the spine allows for a more detailed examination than when attempting to image the entire spine in a single field of view.

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Answered 11/19/2014

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