Scoliosis/An MRI isn't only for cancer is it?

[IdaFlowers]

20 year old dd has had X rays for her scoliosis and the doctor has ordered an MRI plus more x rays. She is at a hospital near her uni town. Can someone reassure me MRIs aren't only for suspected tumours?

Mris just take great detailed pictures. Not always about identifying cancers.

No MRI very much also for other issues including skeletal 🙂

Don't worry OP. They are often used to look at spine issues to see bones and nerves. Definitely not just for tumours. https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/aftercareinformation/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=abq5157

I had an MRI for my scoliosis during diagnosis, just to get a proper picture of it

Thank you

Just scared myself googling when I saw some tumours can cause scoliosis

But thanks for the reassurance

I've had three MRIs. None of them looking for cancer. They're absolutely used for skeletal issues. One of mine was for slipped discs, for instance.

Had an mri for suspected gallstones.

Thank you.

To see the scoliosis in greater detail would be my guess

I've had many a MRI. Never for cancer, suspected or otherwise.

My daughter had a scoliosis when she was younger (6/7). I remember her having x rays, MRI and CT scans so they could get a clear picture of what was going on.

Her scoliosis was caused by a benign tumour called an osteoid osteoma.

Was it removed? Hope she's fully recovered now

Due to where it was located on her spine they were unable to surgically remove it as it was too close to nerves and could have caused paralysis. It went around the different orthopaedic teams at various hospitals who all said they wouldn't remove it.
She eventually had it removed at a hospital in Birmingham, they were trialling a new procedure that uses heat to blast the centre of the tumour but protected the surrounding nerves with air bubble, I think it is called thermal ablation.
It was a very worrying time and not usual to have an osteoid osteoma in that location on spine, making it difficult to treat. That was over 10 years ago now and she is grand 😊

That's great news.