Are T1-Weighted Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Images Inferior to T2-Weighted Images for Diagnosing Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis in the Fifth Lumbar Nerve Root? A Prospective, Comparative Study in Identical Patients

Are T1-Weighted Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Images Inferior to T2-Weighted Images for Diagnosing Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis in the Fifth Lumbar Nerve Root? A Prospective, Comparative Study in Identical Patients

Introduction: Imaging analysis of foraminal stenosis in the fifth lumbar (L5) nerve root remains to be a challenge because of the anatomical complexity of the lumbosacral transition. T2-weighted three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance images (MRI) have been dominantly used for diagnosis of lumbar...

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Main Authors: Ko Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Tanaka, Takumi Tsubakino, Takeshi Hoshikawa, Chikashi Kawahara, Tomowaki Nakagawa, Satoshi Tateda, Kohei Takahashi, Manabu Suzuki, Takahiro Onoki, Haruo Kanno, Naoki Morozumi, Yutaka Koizumi, Masahito Honda, Takashi Kusakabe, Masaru Suda, Shoichi Kokubun, Toshimi Aizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2023-09-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
Subjects:
lumbar foraminal stenosis
fifth lumbar nerve root
three-dimensional mri
reliability
reproducibility
intraobserver agreement
interobserver agreement
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/7/5/7_2023-0026/_pdf/-char/en

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