Laser Spine Institute MRI or CT scan Review Process

After you have an MRI performed, your physician specialist may provide you with either a set of films, CD of images, or a diagnostic report. All of these recorded forms can be used to diagnose a back or neck condition.

Laser Spine Institute receives over 250 records each day for preliminary determination of surgical candidacy. The MRI Review Department is dedicated to reviewing each record and making an initial determination on whether LSI can help. This service is essential to helping back and neck pain sufferers who seek an alternative solution to traditional open surgery or fusions. The department is led by Medical Director Dr. Michael Perry, a board certified internist who has been working with spinal patients for over 20 years. In addition to reviewing records at the institute, Dr. Perry conducts one-on-one discussions with candidates during LSI's seminars, throughout North America, educating attendees on spine conditions and related treatment options.

With the increasing flow of records for review, the department has expanded to include Dr. Craig Burns and Dr. John Spallino. Dr. Burns practiced osteopathic medicine more than seven years before joining Dr. Perry’s department. Dr. Spallino, the newest addition to the MRI Review department, contributes over 15 years of primary and emergency care experience. In their capacity as Medical Information Specialists, both physicians assist Dr. Perry with one-on-one consultations at LSI’s seminars and the interpretation and analysis of patients’ records.

Once records are submitted to our department, we immediately begin the complimentary review process by entering your records into our evaluation system. The records are then disbursed to an MRI physician for review. After the physician makes an initial determination, an MRI consultant will call you on their behalf to discuss your specific symptoms and verify a correlation between those and your record findings. A few questions an MRI consultant commonly ask are; “which side of your leg/arm are you experiencing pain?” and “do you have any numbness or tingling in your extremities?” LSI’s philosophy is to treat the patient’s symptoms and not just the condition.

It is important to note this discussion is a preliminary diagnosis and a complete physical evaluation will be necessary to determine surgical candidacy for an LSI minimally invasive endoscopic procedure.

For a free evaluation of your MRI or CT scan, films or CD by our department, please proceed to LSI’s Contact Us page and submit your information, a Patient Coordinator will respond to your submission within 48 hours.

If you prefer to send us a report for review, you may provide your Patient Coordinator a copy by mail, email or fax. The Patient Coordinator will act as your liaison to the MRI Review Department during this review process. If you have not yet spoken with a Patient Coordinator, please call 1-866-362-7574 for immediate assistance.