Spondylosis: Diagnostic Tests

Obligatory medical device diagnostics.

  • X-rays of the affected spinal segments (thoracic/spinal/ lumbar spine) – for basic diagnostics.

Optional medical device diagnostics -depending on the results of the history, physicalexamination, laboratory diagnostics and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnostic clarification or to exclude complications.

  • Computed tomography (CT; sectional imaging procedure (X-ray images from different directions with computer-based evaluation)) of the spine sections (cervical/spine/spinal CT) – to exclude fractures (bone fractures), tumors, etc.
  • Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI; computer-assisted cross-sectional imaging (using magnetic fields, that is, without X-rays) of the spinal sections (cervical / spine / lumbar spine MRI) – to exclude tumors, inflammation, etc..