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Does Curvature Of The Lower Spine Cause Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
A lumbosacral spine CT is a
Alternative Names
Spinal CT; CT - lumbosacral spine
How the test is performed
You will be asked to lie on a narrow table that slides into the center of the CT scanner. You will need to lie on your back for this test.
Once inside the scanner, the machine's x-ray beam rotates around you. (Modern "spiral" scanners can perform the exam in one continuous motion.)
Small...
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