AIM: Despite wide use, MRI may be unneeded before epidural steroid injection
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AIM: Despite wide use, MRI may be unneeded before epidural steroid injection
The use of MRI in the treatment of lower back pain has been shown to do little to improve patient outcomes, and a study published online on Dec. 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine confirmed that finding as researchers demonstrated that a MRI performed before an epidural steroid injection doesn’t improve patient outcome and does little to help physician decision making.
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Tags: Pain, Back Pain, Imaging Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Physician, Medical, Medicine
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