scholarly journals Evaluation of MRI and CT parameters to analyze the correlation between disc and facet joint degeneration in the lumbar three-joint complex

Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (40) ◽  
pp. e17336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanwei Song ◽  
Xuqiang Liu ◽  
De-jian Chen ◽  
Qi Lai ◽  
Benyu Tang ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Altug Yucekul ◽  
Burcu Akpunarli ◽  
Atahan Durbas ◽  
Tais Zulemyan ◽  
Irem Havlucu ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. S60
Author(s):  
Altug Yucekul ◽  
Burcu Akpunarli ◽  
Atahan Durbas ◽  
Tais Zulemyan ◽  
Irem Havlucu ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Karthikeyan Srinivasan ◽  
Hong Kuan Kok ◽  
Mona Mubarak ◽  
William Torregianni ◽  
Robert Whitty

Aim: Ultrasound of neuraxis can be used to identify the best possible inter-spinous space to perform neuraxial block. The aim of this study was to assess the anatomical correlation between neuraxial ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Material and method: Twenty-one patients who underwent MRI of the lumbar spine had ultrasound of lumbar neuraxis performed by an experienced operator. Each lumbar interspinous space was graded on ultrasound as good [posteriorcomplex (ligamentum flavum and duramater) and anterior complex (posterior longitudinal ligament) visible], intermediate (either anterior complex or posterior complex visible) or poor (both anterior complex and posterior complex not visible) in both the transverse median (TM) and paramedian sagittal oblique (PSO) plane. Pre-determined MRI parameters were measured by a radiologist blinded to sonographic findings at each inter-spinal level.Results: Seventy-eight lumbar interspinous spaces were evaluated. There was a significant association (p<0.004) between the facet joint degeneration on MRI and the poor ultrasound view in the transverse median (TM) group. The odds of obtaining a poor view in TM plane was 7 times higher (95% CI 1.7-28.9, p=0.007) in the presence of facet joint degeneration. None of the other variables had a significant association with a poor neuraxial view in the TM plane. Poor views in the parasagittal oblique (PSO) plane did not correlate with any of the variables measured on MRI.Conclusion: Facet joint degeneration is a major contributing factor to poor neuraxial ultrasound views in the TM plane. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 132 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Ursula Schwarz-Nemec ◽  
Klaus M. Friedrich ◽  
Michael A. Arnoldner ◽  
Felix K. Schwarz ◽  
Michael Weber ◽  
...  

Summary Background On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), posterior lumbar subcutaneous edema (PLSE) is a frequent incidental, yet unclear finding within the deep subcutaneous perifascial tissue. This study aimed to investigate PLSE in various pathological lumbar conditions. Methods This retrospective study included the MR images of the lumbar spine of 279 patients (age range 18–82 years) without cardiovascular, renal or hepatic diseases, 79 of whom had low-grade disc degeneration, 101 combined endplate and facet joint degeneration, 53 axial spondyloarthritis and 46 infectious spondylodiscitis. There were 232 patients with a body mass index (BMI) <30, and 47 with a BMI ≥30 (obese). For each group, the relationship between PLSE and BMI was analyzed using multiple logistic regression, and between PLSE extension and BMI using ordinal regression. Results A PLSE was found in 11/79 (13.9%) patients with disc degeneration, 37/101 (36.6%) with endplate and facet joint degeneration, 7/53 (13.2%) with spondyloarthritis, and 28/46 (60.9%) with spondylodiscitis. For each group, a statistically significant relationship was demonstrated between PLSE and BMI (P = 0.000–P = 0.031), except for spondylodiscitis (P = 0.054), as well as between PLSE extension and BMI (P = 0.000–P = 0.049). A PLSE was found in 21.1% of nonobese and 72.3% of obese patients (P = 0.000). Conclusion The presence of PLSE seems to be associated with various lumbar conditions, particularly in obese patients. Its perifascial location may suggest a potential fascial origin; however, PLSE should not to be confused with posttraumatic, postsurgical or infectious edema or edema associated with internal diseases.


2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-410
Author(s):  
Jinlong Zhang ◽  
Jiawei Jiang ◽  
Guofeng Bao ◽  
Guanhua Xu ◽  
Lingling Wang ◽  
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