Researchers Developing Noninvasive Method for Diagnosing Common, Painful Back Condition

An interdisciplinary research team in the Cedars-Sinai Biomedical Imaging Research Institute , Department of Biomedical Sciences , Regenerative Medicine Institute and Department of Surgery received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop the first imaging technique used to identify biomarkers that could indicate patients have a painful, degenerative back condition. Biomarkers are certain body substances, such as proteins or body fluids that can indicate specific health conditions.

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