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Discography or a discogram is an imaging test of the spine to determine which particular disc is causing a patient’s back pain.  The doctor injects a dye into a specific disc to reveal damage on an x-ray image. 

A doctor may choose discography for patients with persistent pain when other imaging methods have failed to precisely locate the source of pain. A discogram is most commonly done prior to a lumbar fusion surgery.

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