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A thoracic mri is used to help diagnosis what?
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See answer: Thoracic mris evaluate vertebral abnormalities (e.g.: compression fractures, infection, tumor), disc abnormalities (which are less common then in the lumbar or cervical spine), actual spinal cord abnormalities, and abnormalities of the surrounding musculature and soft tissues.
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