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What is a MRI of the spine and back?
Magnetic resonance image (MRI) can find problems of the spinal discs, such as a ruptured disc. The test may also show if a disc is pressing on a nerve causing symptoms such as sciatica, find areas of the spine that are abnormally narrowed (spinal stenosis) and that may need surgery, or find an infection.