The MRI may scan your whole spine or just a part of it ... It helps them see any infection, tumor, or disk problem in your spine. The dye most often used in MRIs is called gadolinium.

The spine consists of bones called vertebrae and discs between two bones. The disc is an avascular structure – meaning it has ...

That’s the pitch from a new cluster of companies selling high-tech scans to healthy people interested in learning more about their wellness. These whole-body MRI scans aren’t cheap. Startup companies ...