The MRI may scan your whole spine or just a part of it. Unlike X-rays and computerized tomography (CT) scans, it doesn’t use damaging radiation. It’s generally safe and painless.

A new spinal column procedure is promising rapid results with less hospital time. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- At any given time, about one in four Americans is dealing with low back pain.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise ...

Learn more from WebMD about the causes, treatment, and prevention of low back strain, which is caused by tiny tears in the muscles and ligaments that support the spinal cord.

Flores was then taken for a CT scan. The doctors checked the scan to ensure the tumor was completely gone. Her surgery ended at 2:50 a.m., almost 19 hours after it began.

Researchers estimated that the use of CT scans in 2023 would cause 102,700 lifetime cancers, including 93,000 cancers in adults and 9700 cancers in children.

CT and MRI scans taken in April confirmed the cub had already sustained minor spine damage as the bend in her spinal cord bumped up against the inside of her vertebrae. “If we didn’t correct ...

Radiation from CT scans conducted in 2023 is projected to account for 5% of annual cancer diagnoses in the United States — a rate far higher than previously believed, a new study finds.

CINCINNATI — A recent CT scan at MedVet revealed abnormalities in the spine of the Cincinnati Zoo's Galapagos tortoise Bruno. The zoo said Friday that 16-year-old Bruno was having a difficult ...

Cincinnati Zoo tortoise's size requires CT scan at MedVet to diagnose spinal problem. by WKRC. Fri, July 26th 2024 at 10:47 AM. Updated Fri, July 26th 2024 at 4:31 PM. 5. VIEW ALL PHOTOS ...

Dr. Heather Barron shows a CT scan of a sea turtle who was struck by a boat, at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla., Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson) Show Caption ...

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was too large to fit ...