MRI not needed for scoliosis patients prior to surgery For P.M. Release Sat. Each of the patients had MRI prior to surgery. The patients' MRIs were reviewed by radiologists. Only four patients' MRIs revealed potential abnormalities.
Idiopathic scoliosis has no identifiable cause.
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