Magnetic resonance imaging is increasingly being used to evaluate back pain, U.S. physicians say.
An article, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, predicts additional technical developments will allow MRI to provide even more useful benefits.
“The possibilities of magnetic resonance have not yet been realized. It is a rapidly evolving field. When we need tools to identify a possible herniated disk, the simplest type of imaging can be used successfully,” co-author Dr. Victor Haughton of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics says in a statement.