An MRI scan uses magnets and radio waves to capture images inside your body without making a surgical incision. The scan allows your doctor to see the soft tissue of your body, like muscles and organs ...

Inflammation affecting only the spine is surprisingly common, study suggests ...

For about one in six people considered healthy with no reports of back pain, lesions were visible on MRI in the lower spinal column and sacroiliac joint, researchers said -- a sign that ...

January 27, 2012 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data show that obesity is associated with increased lumbar disc degeneration, according to a study published online January 30 in Arthritis & ...