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Comparison of sagittal spinal alignment on standing plain x-rays and supine MRI in degenerative lumbar disease

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study is to examine the possible correlation between standing plain x-rays and supine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluating spinal sagittal alignment in degenerative lumbar disease (DLD). METHODS: The characteristics and images of 64 patients with DLD...

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Autores principales: Fan, Xiaolong, Xue, Deting, Pan, Zhijun, Wang, Yulu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9993244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36911604
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1103952
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study is to examine the possible correlation between standing plain x-rays and supine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluating spinal sagittal alignment in degenerative lumbar disease (DLD). METHODS: The characteristics and images of 64 patients with DLD were reviewed retrospectively. The thoracolumbar junction kyphosis (TJK), lumbar lordosis (LL) and sacral slope (SS) were measured on lateral plain x-rays and by MRI. Inter- and intra-observer reliability was tested using intra-class correlation coefficients. RESULTS: The results suggested that TJK measurements obtained from MRI tended to underestimate the radiographic measures by 2°, whereas SS measurements obtained from MRI tended to overestimate the radiographic measures by 2°. The LL measurements obtained from MRI were approximately equal to the radiographic measures, and the x-ray and MRI measurements were linearly related. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, supine MRI can be directly translated into sagittal alignment angle measurements obtained from standing x-rays with an acceptable degree of accuracy. This can avoid the impaired view caused by the overlapping ilium, while reducing the patient's exposure to radiation.