Including the replacement of the facial components, which used bone from Flores' hip, and left no external scarring, the ...

The cervical spine composes the body’s neck and allows body to turn the head in many directions. The thoracic spine supports the rib cage, protecting the heart, lungs, and large vessels. The lumbar ...

A normally aligned spine will have lordosis in the lumbar region (lower back) and cervical (neck) region, and kyphosis in the thoracic (chest) region. The amount of curvature in each part of the spine ...

All patients enrolled at participating substudy sites were included in the substudy. Serial spine MRI scans of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine in the sagittal plane were acquired with the ...

The spine is divided into 4 areas: Cervical spine. The first 7 vertebrae, located in the neck Thoracic spine. The next 12 vertebrae ... and organs onto film. MRI. This procedure uses a combination of ...

people suspected of having MS have a standard MRI scan and undergo a lumbar puncture, where a thin needle is inserted between the bones in the lower spine. Patients often report they find it ...

Introduction: The effect of micro-gravity on the lumbar and in particular thoracic regions is poorly understood ... our findings may explain why approx. 60% of all spinal injuries in astronauts found ...

dNeuroradiological Academic Unit, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK eFaculty of Brain Sciences, University College London Queen ...