MRI vendor Fonar said that its Upright MRI scanner contributed to a diagnostic breakthrough regarding the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS).
In a 41-year-old female patient with MS, misaligned cervical vertebrae (C1, C2, and C3) were causing blocked cerebrospinal fluid flow, and malrotations of these vertebrae were initially discovered and visualized on the Upright MRI scanner, according to the vendor. The study showed that the vertebrae were rotated 5° to 6° from their normal alignment.
Based on that information, the patient's vertebrae were successfully realigned, and her symptoms subsided, according to Fonar.
