TY  - JOUR
T1  - Lumber Spine Incidental Findings During Discopathy Evaluation Using MRI
A1  - Mogahid M A Zidan
A1  - Ikhlas A Hassan
A1  - Ala A Elgyoum
A1  - Mohamed Yousef
A1  - Hanady Elyas Osman
A1  - Khalid Hassan
A1  - Mona Elhaj
A1  - Lubna Bushara
A1  - Mohammed Salih
A1  - Mohammed Abdulrahman AlGhamdi
A1  - Qurain T AlShammari
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.51847/YNt3yX9ehL
SP  - 88
EP  - 91
N2  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine with the standard protocol can be useful in the diagnosis of incidental extraspinal lesions. The study aims to find the frequency and types of incidental findings (IF)of lumbosacral spine MRI in adult patients with suspected discopathy. It was a prospective analytical study involving MRI scans performed on a group of 50 patients (22 males and 28 females) in the age range of 25-85 years old reporting clinically chronic back pain without a history of acute trauma. The data was collected in Yastabshiroon Medical Centre, Khartoum, Sudan between February 2018 and February 2019. The relationship between incidental findings (IF) and patients’ age and gender was assessed using a chi’ squared test. The age ranges of patients less than 35, 36-45 years, 46-55 years, 56-65 years, and more than 65 years comprised 10.0%,18.0%, 22.0%, 20.0%, and 30% accordingly. All patients had incidental findings, and hemangioma was the most frequent finding (18 patients, 36%) followed by an abscess (15 patients, 30%). There was no significant association between gender and type of diagnosed incidental finding (IF), most frequently IF Lumber reported finding in MRI hemangioma, abscess, and collapse.
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/lumber-spine-incidental-findings-during-discopathy-evaluation-using-mri-mzvlpiwzxaz6cnw
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