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Pars defect showed up on x-ray but "not comfirmed" on mri; which is more accurate?
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Pars defect: A new pars defect is very easy to see in an MRI because of the surrounding edema. An old pars defect my be easier to see in a cat scan because of sclerosis and other factors.
Answered 6/10/2014
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CT: Plain films show bone anatomy better than an MRI. A CT is the best study for evaluating a pars defect. Check out Spine-health.com (spondylolisthesis).
Answered 9/14/2014
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Pars defect can be very hard to see on MRI. I would believe the XR in your case. If further imaging is deemed necessary, then CT or SPECT/CT could be obtained and would be definitive.
Answered 7/29/2022
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