MRI scans are ordered in these cases to look for abnormalities of the neurologic structures (cysts of fluid in the spinal cord called a syrinx, brainstem abnormalities or tethered cord) that may represent a cause for the curvature or pain.
Uvavanyo lweMRI luye lwenziwe kwezi meko ukuze kujongwe iingxaki kwimithambo-luvo (amaqhuma anamanzi asemnqonqweni abizwa nge-syrinx, iingxaki zesiqu sengqondo okanye ukubopheleleka komnqonqo) okunokuntama ingxaki yokugoba okanye kwiintlungu.