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Spinal cord stimulator (SCS) percutaneous lead placement has been effective in treating chronic limb, neck, and back pain. However, SCS lead placement poses a risk of neurologic injury, which may be attenuated with preprocedural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify potential spinal anatomical abnormalities (eg, central canal stenosis) that would either modify or prevent lead placement. However, a large-scale study of the clinical value of preoperative MRIs in percutaneous SCS lead placement is lacking.