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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Cecilie Lerche Nordberg, Mikael Boesen, Gilles Ludger Fournier, Henning Bliddal, Philip Hansen, Bjarke Brandt Hansen
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EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Rafael Menezes-Reis, Carlos E. Garrido Salmon, Gustavo P. Bonugli, Debora Mazoroski, Leonor G. Savarese, Carlos Fernando P. S. Herrero, Helton L. A. Defino, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa
Summary: The study found that a decrease in lumbar lordosis is associated with dehydration of the intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus, while low values of sacral slope, pelvic tilt, pelvic incidence, thoracic kyphosis, and spinosacral angle are related to a decrease in T2 relaxation times of the annulus fibrosus. Overall, spinopelvic parameters show a discrete association with lumbar disc composition and water content.
QUANTITATIVE IMAGING IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
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Medicine, General & Internal
Milka Kljaic Dujic, Gregor Recnik, Milko Milcic, Eva Bosnjak, Mitja Rupreht
Summary: This study aimed to investigate early disc degenerative changes two levels above a surgically fused lumbar spine segment and compare MRI analyses after unilateral and bilateral TLIF procedures. The results showed that patients who had undergone unilateral TLIF fusion surgery had a lower rate of early disc degenerative changes, while the elderly with bilateral fusion surgery had a significantly higher rate of progressive disc degenerative changes.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Orthopedics
Koji Koyama, Koichi Nakazato, Yoshiaki Kubo, Koji Gushiken, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Kyoko Seo, Takuya Nakase, Kenji Hiranuma
Summary: In Japanese collegiate gymnasts, competing at the international level was found to be a risk factor for lumbar disk degeneration at L1/L2.
ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Marcus Raudner, Markus M. Schreiner, Tom Hilbert, Tobias Kober, Michael Weber, Anna Szelenyi, Reinhard Windhager, Vladimir Juras, Siegfried Trattnig
Summary: The study evaluated GRAPPATINI, an accelerated T-2 mapping sequence that combines undersampling and model-based reconstruction to facilitate clinical implementation of T-2 mapping of the lumbar intervertebral disc. Results showed that T2 values obtained using GRAPPATINI were significantly different for normal discs compared to bulging or herniated discs, as well as discs with and without annular tears. The study concluded that GRAPPATINI can be used as a quantitative imaging biomarker to detect disc pathologies while significantly reducing acquisition time.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiao-long Chen, Xiang-yu Li, Yu Wang, Shi-bao Lu
Summary: This study investigates the intra-rater and inter-rater agreement and reliability of different disc height measurement methods on MRI, and evaluates the relationship between these methods and Pfirrmann scores for intervertebral disc degeneration. It also examines the association between Pfirrmann scores and clinical outcomes.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Francesca B. Pizzini, Mattia Poletti, Alberto Beltramello, Mario Muto, Alessandra Splendiani, Sara Mehrabi, Giuseppe Costanzo, Vincenzo Vitiello, Antonio Barile, Stefano Colagrande, Giancarlo Mansueto, Stefano Bastianello
Summary: A consensus was reached among experts from Italian radiological societies to propose an optimized MRI protocol for studying degenerative spine disease, harmonize the nomenclature to international standards, and improve communication among healthcare professionals and patients. The international terminological recommendations were translated and adapted to the Italian context, with clinical cases used to illustrate main classifications.
INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
(2021)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Benedikt J. Schwaiger, Charlotte Schneider, Sophia Kronthaler, Florian T. Gassert, Christof Boehm, Daniela Pfeiffer, Thomas Baum, Jan S. Kirschke, Dimitrios C. Karampinos, Marcus R. Makowski, Klaus Woertler, Markus Wurm, Alexandra S. Gersing
Summary: The study evaluated the performance of MRI in detecting vertebral fractures and degenerative bone changes, with T1SGRE showing better reliability in detecting vertebral fractures.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Orthopedics
Patrick J. Owen, Mika Hangai, Koji Kaneoka, Timo Rantalainen, Daniel L. Belavy
Summary: The study found evidence that basketball and soccer may be associated with beneficial adaptations in the intervertebral discs in young athletes. The research also indicated that specific loading types may beneficially modulate lumbar IVD properties, similar to their impact on other tissues such as muscle and bone.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
John T. Martin, Alexander B. Oldweiler, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Charles E. Spritzer, Brian J. Soher, Melissa M. Erickson, Adam P. Goode, Louis E. DeFrate
Summary: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is commonly used to evaluate spine pathology, but standard imaging findings do not strongly correlate with low back pain. This study utilized an established MRI protocol to quantify disc mechanical function in a healthy cohort and found that spinal level plays a key role in determining regional disc deformations.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2022)
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Veterinary Sciences
Patricia E. Lawler, Jonathan H. Wood, Nicole E. Alleva, Mark Rishniw, Ian Porter, Phillipa J. Johnson
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of dogs with DEEH compression and non-hemorrhagic IVDE after surgical decompression. The results showed that dogs in both groups had similar outcomes in terms of neurological dysfunction when a similar level of surgical decompression was achieved.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Simon Sun, Ek Tsoon Tan, Douglas N. Mintz, Meghan Sahr, Yoshimi Endo, Joseph Nguyen, R. Marc Lebel, John A. Carrino, Darryl B. Sneag
Summary: DLRecon 3D T2w-FSE lumbar spine MRI demonstrated higher image quality and similar interobserver agreement compared to 3D SOC and 2D imaging.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yavuz Yuksel, Tarkan Ergun, Ebru Torun
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between cervical intervertebral disc degeneration and the muscle areas in the cervical region. The findings showed that in the early stages of disc degeneration, there was an increase in muscle areas, but as the degeneration progressed, there was a decrease in all muscle areas.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Eun Kyung Khil, Il Choi, Seun Ah Lee, Woorim Seo, Jung-Ah Choi
Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of two novel MRI signs for extruded disc (ED) and uncontained ED (ruptured disc, RD) in the cervical spine. The results showed that these two MRI signs can be used as aids in the diagnosis of ED and RD, leading to a more accurate diagnosis.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Hyunsuk Yoo, Roh-Eul Yoo, Seung Hong Choi, Inpyeong Hwang, Ji Ye Lee, June Young Seo, Seok Young Koh, Kyu Sung Choi, Koung Mi Kang, Tae Jin Yun
Summary: The study aimed to compare the image quality and diagnostic performance between standard and accelerated MRI with deep learning-based image reconstruction for degenerative lumbar spine diseases. The results showed that deep learning reconstruction provided images of comparable quality and diagnostic performance to standard images, and the accelerated protocol effectively reduced the acquisition time.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)