Imaging Services
MRI of the Thoracic Spine
Basics: What is an MRI of the Thoracic Spine?
To come.
Discussion of images above:
Elderly patient complaining of back pain. X-Rays at Primary Care physician’s office showed a compression fracture at T12. MRI study of the Thoracic Spine was ordered to clarify extent of fracture, and incidentally discovered a large paraspinal mass invading the epidural space, vertebrae, and extending into the chest/lung cavity.