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CT of lumbosacral spine

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A female asked:

I have lesions that are appearing on the lumbar portion of my spine. When I had a ct a year ago nothing appeared. One lesion is approx 9 mm. ?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Will a CT scan of the lumbar spine post fusion without contrast show pinched nerves or just bone structure and hardware?

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A 29-year old female asked:

I had a fusion L3-S1 in Dec. my nerve pain came back & is worse & my lumbar spine pops. My PCP ordered a ct scan w/o contrast.What could be going on??

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A 32-year old female asked:

I had a CT scan of my abdomen and pelvis without contrast where mild levoscoliosis was found. There are mild degenerative changes of the lumbar spine. There is mild levoscoliosis. Does this condition gets worse over time? Im 32 years old?

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A 54-year old male asked:

I am scheduled to have a ct-myelogram w/contrast. I had a reaction to the contrast material previously. I had a prior reaction. I have a charite artificial disc in my lumbar spine. I have a spinal fusion above and below the disc. L3-l4 are fused with the

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A 68-year old male asked:

Ordered CT scan brain MRI for lumbar spine after fall stairs lft leg has been numb 3yr prior to stairs spine not bad brain chronic microvascular ishemic white matter disease ms? Autoimmune?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Had an adnominal/pelvis ct scan, a chest X-ray, and a lumbar spine X-ray all within a year. Does this significantly increase my cancer risk??

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A 20-year old female asked:

Possible cause for lack of sensation on right side of forehead? Brain ct normal, lumbar and cervical spine mri normal, blood work normal. Help!

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A 32-year old female asked:

Had CT scan to check for kidney stones, and few weeks later had MRI of lumbar spine.I am a woman in thirties.Does this increase risk of breast cancer?

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A 53-year old female asked:

Have pain and hemangioma at lumbar 2, dc with CT scan. Now what? Flank and back pain. Osteopenia. Ct scan diagnosed hemangioma.

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A member asked:

My daughter has been diagnosed with inflammation of the brain membrane through a CT scan but the lumbar puncture came back clear. What could cause thi?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Severe back pain x5 days that is getting worse. Paun started after lumbar puncture 12/24. Ct result= 3mm bulge l5-s1 & hydronephrosis r kidney larger than left. W/ worsening pain at what point do I go back to see my dr?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Have had severe back pain x5 days that is getting worse. At what point do I go back to my dr. Ct scan says 3 mm bulge at l5-s1 and hydronephrosis r kidney larger than left. Had lumbar puncture on 12/24.?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Went to the ER w/ severe back pain after having a lumbar puncture on 12/24. On the CT the lumbar site looked ok but they found a kidney stone w/ hydronephrosis in my r kidney. How closely should my dr watch this and should I ask to be sent to a urogist? H

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A 34-year old female asked:

CT of lumber spine showed Ive a 4.5cm cyst presumed on left ovary. Dr said its nothing to worry about & no need to follow up? Worried

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A 54-year old female asked:

What happens when the vertebras in you lower back start to disintegrate? Also a CT scan showed something on my spine, what could all of this mean?

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A 47-year old female asked:

Why when in significant pain, get into see the spine specialist but then has to wait a week for a Ct scan then an additional1.5 for appt to go over ct?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

What risks are associated with having dye ran in your spine for a CT scan?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old male asked:

Wt test shld I do to pin pnt cause of dull but const pain in area in rght shlder blade and spine.Dl spn mri, chst scan, up GI endosc, CT abdmn done norma?

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A 43-year old female asked:

My CT scan showed accessory ossicles on spine. What are they and do they cause problems?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 23-year old male asked:

Can a chest CT show your spine? Could it show possibly a herniated disc.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 23-year old male asked:

Normal spacing on xray for the throsac spine and chest CT normal rule out hearniated disc in middle back? I have pain in between shoulders.

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 59-year old female asked about a 57-year old female:

Had poor posture many yrs. & have 0 sign of osteoarthritis on mris, CT scan & xrays. Posture now corrected. If no damage still prone to spine oa?

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A 49-year old female asked:

Can a CT Scan see spine tissue, herniated discs, disc pinching nerve if an injection of contrast dye within patient is NOT used with the machine?

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A 38-year old male asked:

What does this mean CT spine scan: disc narrowing, spur formation c6-7.Variable degrees of uncovertebral facet hypertrophy. No spondylolisthesis ect.

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A 32-year old female asked:

Ive had 13 concussions so lots of CT scans. They found a nodule in C spine. Could this be from all the scans or MTBIs? Neuro apt was too quick4comfort

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A 55-year old female asked:

I had a bad fall and during CT spine also noticed lytic lesions that may not be normal for my age. They then did a MRI later and a different doctor didnt see anything but did not use contrast . Would they have seen something without contrast?

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A 30-year old asked:

Can you help interpret my CT lumber spine scan results?

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A member asked:

Does it hurt to get a cervical spine CT with dye done?

1 doctor answer • 8 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

How long does the thoracic spine CT scan with dye take?

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