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Radiculopathy

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre & Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

• MRI is the imaging technique of choice for radiculopathy.
  
• Disc herniation and spinal stenosis account for the vast majority of cases.
  
• Terminology in the radiology report regarding site and morphology of disc lesions must be unambiguous.
  
• Suspected cauda equina syndrome requires urgent MRI.
  
• Intravenous gadolinium for the post operative spine is of limited value.