Posted by mike99 on March 18, 2006, at 9:45:17
In reply to MRI of spine, posted by mike99 on March 14, 2006, at 18:24:03
If a Dr. orders an "MRI of lumbar spine" vs "MRI of lumbosacral spine" does this really make a difference in what is imaged on the scan?
My doc only ordered "lumbar", but I've seen some ordered as "lumbosacral". I have pelvic in addition to lower back pain--but my doc only mentioned the LBP for the test and I don't want them to miss any problems that could be at the sacral level or related to the pelvic pain.
I'll probably ask the tech to image down a bit further to inlude the sacrum, but if they won't can anyone say if this would make a significant difference? If so I'll have to have to ask my doc to reoder it as "lumbosacral"--but I hope this is unecessary.
Anyhow, if anyone knows about this I'd greatly appreciate some input. Thanks and take care.
Mike
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