How To Read Backbone X Ray?
A lumbosacral spine
Alternative Names
X-ray - lumbosacral spine; X-ray - lower spine
How the test is performed
The test is done in a hospital x-ray department or your health care provider's office by an x-ray technician. You will be asked to lie on the x-ray table in different positions. If...
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