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MRI of herniated disk

MRI of herniated disk

At left, this MRI image shows a side view of a herniated lumbar disk (white arrow). At right, this MRI image shows a cross section of a herniated lumbar disk, looking up the vertebral column in the direction of the person's head. The white arrow points to the herniated disk. By comparison, the black arrow shows a noncompressed nerve root on the opposite side.

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