Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine

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Letters1 December 1994Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and SpineStanley BaumStanley BaumSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-121-11-199412010-00040 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read with interest the American College of Physicians' position paper on imaging of the brain and spine [1]. Sophisticated users know that MRI is a superior technique for detecting most diseases of the central nervous system. Neurologists and neurosurgeons routinely use MRI in their clinical practice because it gives them the most sensitive and specific indicator of clinically significant disease and has no deleterious effects. The alternative to MRI is a combination of many other tests, which, in the aggregate, can be more expensive. In patients with multiple sclerosis, for example, physicians might do invasive cerebrospinal ...Reference1. American College of Physicians. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and spine: a revised statement. Ann Intern Med. 1994; 120:872-5. Google Scholar2. Kent DL, Haynor DR, Longstreth WT Jr, Larson EB. The clinical efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging in neuroimaging. Ann Intern Med. 1994; 120:856-71. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1994Volume 121, Issue 11Page: 896-898 ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 December 1994 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1994 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...