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MRI Lumbar Spine Treatment Report
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What is MRI Lumbar Spine? Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the structure and function of the body providing greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than does computed tomography scans (CT Scan). It is especially useful for the musculoskeletal system.
Reasons Taken
50 patients in the community are having or have had MRI Lumbar Spine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 18 | 36% |
| Brain lesions | 8 | 16% |
| General health | 4 | 8% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 6% |
| Mobility | 3 | 6% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | 2% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 33% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| None | 67% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 75% | 3 |
Top reported side-effects include: Panic attacks
Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 4)
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- mark61
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by mark61
Sep 02, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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