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The single most useful test currently available for diagnosing spinal conditions, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) involves rotating a magnet around a human body and exciting its hydrogen atoms. A scanner detects the energy emitted by these excited atoms, producing exceptionally detailed images, since the human body is composed primarily of water, which is two parts hydrogen. MRI provides exceptionally detailed views of spinal anatomy.

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