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Case study – L4/L5 Disc Herniation

Years of Creativity in Healthcare 23 year old women with severe lower back pain and suspected lumbar sciatica

MRI 1,5T Tilting MRI

MRI examination on a 1,5T shows large herniation Supine G-scan exam demonstrates clearly same clinical signs.
L5-S1 with left paramedian indentation and intraforaminal Weight-bearing G-scan exam shows enhanced herniation
extension. Evidence of L4-L5 herniation with medial extension. L5-S1 with enhanced left paramedian indentation;
No evident sign of other pathologies. enhanced intraforaminal space reduction.

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Patient positioning is an integral part of the outcome of an MRI examination
that is why Esaote developed G-scan, the tilting MRI.
As any clinician will confirm, many musculoskeletal pathologies, from foot
to L & C spine, express themselves differently depending on the position of
the patients. G-scan makes it possible to image the patient in the natural
weight bearing position. Weight-bearing MRI in many cases has lead to a
differentiated diagnosis with respect to normal MRI, a difference that has Supine Exam Free Positioning System Weight Bearing Exam Weight Bearing Exam 90° 90°

proven relevant also for the therapy to follow. Supine Weight-bearing Weight-bearing

G-scan, the revolutionary musculoskeletal MRI.

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If you think that the detailed images from either CT or MR combined with Esaote, the Fusion Imaging Company Real-Time Fusion of Ultrasound & CT/MR
the real-time ultrasound can represent reliable support while using a standard
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By providing additional information from second modality images combined
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The advantages are clear: less hidden structures, less doubts, more efficiency
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Virtual Navigator makes you work faster and safer, better for you and
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