Horizontal cross section of the lower back on a magnetic resonance
image (MRI).
Vertical section from front to back of the lower back in the
midline of the body on a magnetic resonance image (MRI).
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View of the "neural foramina" in detail.
Vertical view, from front to back, of the lower back on an
MRI image, showing the "neural foramina," the canals or doorways where the
spinal nerves leave the spinal canal.