The Spine Journal Volume 14, Issue 10, 1 October 2014, Pages 2442–2448 Michael C. Fu, BS Abstract Background context Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is frequently used in the evaluation of degenerative conditions in the lumbar spine. The relative interrater and intrarater agreements of MRI findings across different pathologic conditions are underexplored, as most studies are […]
International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases Tiffany K. Gill, E. Michael Shanahan, Dale Allison, Daniel Alcorn, Catherine L. Hill First published: 08 October 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-185X.12476 Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of structural shoulder pathology using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in three groups of older people: those with current shoulder […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Aug 19, 2014 By Rory Spiegel MD Story Source Action Points This editorial suggests that the high-sensitivity of MRI may lead to clinically irrelevant diagnoses when the modality is used to evaluate cervical tenderness after trauma. The study under discussion examined outcomes in patients who had received imaging for neck trauma, but was […]
Written by Laura Dyrda | August 15, 2014 An article recently published in The Spine Journal examines conventional supine magnetic resonance imaging as well as standing lateral and flexion-extension radiographs. Researchers examined 103 patients with an average age of 66 years old. The patients were tested for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. The researchers found: • Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis occurred in […]
Eur Spine J. 2014 Aug;23(8):1725-9. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3385-9. Epub 2014 May 28. Lao L, Daubs MD, Scott TP, Phan KH, Wang JC. Abstract PURPOSE: To determine if adding flexion and extension MRI studies to the traditional neutral views would be beneficial in the diagnosis of cervical disc bulges. METHODS: Five hundred patients underwent MRI in neutral, […]
Webster BS, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 May 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed Reference Abstract Study Design. Retrospective cohort study.Objective. To compare type, timing, and longitudinal medical costs following adherent versus non-adherent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for work-related low back pain (LBP).Summary of Background Data. Guidelines advise against MRI for acute uncomplicated […]
Shymon, Stephen J. BA Spine: 01 February 2014 – Volume 39 – Issue 3 – p 243–248 Abstract Study Design. This study is a repeated measures design to measure the lumbar spine’s response to common backpack loads in children with idiopathic low back pain (ILBP) using upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Objective. The purpose of […]
Pauline Anderson January 21, 2014 Full Story In the latest response to the call from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation for recommendations on the most overused interventions, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has issued its list of top 5 tests and therapies that are of questionable usefulness in the field of […]
Demonstrated by Diffusion.Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWI): A Case Report and Literature Review Jacques Reynolds, D.O The Spine Journal Available online 16 November 2013 In Press Acute thoracic disc herniation with cord contact but without canal stenosis is able to disrupt blood flow to the cord leading to anterior spinal artery distribution ischemia. This case […]
Woon JT, Maigne JY, Perumal V, Stringer MD. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Nov 1;38(23):E1437-45. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182a45e07. Source *Department of Anatomy, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand †Service de Médecine Physique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Paris Cedex, France. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. OBJECTIVE: To determine if differences exists between the […]