Testing & Diagnosis for Lordosis in Children
How does a doctor know my child has lordosis?
The physician makes the diagnosis of lordosis with a complete medical history of the child, physical examination, and diagnostic tests. Your child's physician obtains a complete prenatal and birth history of the child and asks if other family members are known to have lordosis.
What testing will be done to help diagnose lordosis?
• Bone scan - a nuclear imaging method to evaluate any degenerative and/orarthritic changes in the joints; to detect bone diseases and tumors; to
determine the cause of bone pain or inflammation
• blood tests
• X-ray - a diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal
tissues, bones, and organs onto film
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - a diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radio
frequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
• radionuclide scans - nuclear scans of various organs to determine blood flow to the organs.
• Computerized Tomography Scan (also called a CT or CAT scan) – A diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a
combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called "slices"), both
horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones,
muscles, fat and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays.
